10-09-2024, 08:00 PM
(10-09-2024, 06:04 PM)harm_less Wrote: Also relevant in New Zealand definitely and probably the US is the increase in truck weights and their travel speeds, both of which take their toll on roads (i.e. potholes and subgrade subsidence) and associated infrastructure such as bridges and lane barriers. Unfortunately a succession of politicians couldn't see beyond the immediate cashflow benefits of their policies.
Yes! The transport industry lobbied successfully to increase permissible truck weights and the roading system will never recover. We have to drive over the Kaimai range quite regularly and the number and size of trucks is horrifying given the limitations of the road.