We agree. Great way to safely move traffic, vehicle, bike, and pedestrian!

What they do in the Netherlands for years.

@@victorsamsung2921depends on the speed, 50 km/h and faster in the built up area get separated bike lanes. 30 km/h get the exact opposite, they get mixed with car traffic to slow cars down.

Not possible in every situation, but it is the right thing to do

@@matthewp1682 it is however always possible to make a road safe for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers.

Right? Are you gonna try and build this street in the game now? I think it's doable.

@Wesson Angel Don't. Issa scam

Um how did you know 😅

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Thank you for the kind words.

The State of Michigan allows up to 11 axles with no special permit. Basic weight formula is if an axle has at least a 9 foot spread from center of the axle to the center of the next axle in front and behind it you have gross 18,000lbs on the axle, are allowed 1 set of Tandem axles with a 9’ spread in front and behind it at 16, 000 lbs per axle of the tandem, all other axles that have less than 9’ spread are allowed to have 13,000 lbs per axle gross. That is how we come up with the 8 axle Live Bottoms gross weight of 154,000 lbs. A Super Train because of the spread axles on the pup is allowed 164,000 lbs gross weight.

@@TeamElmers From the UK.. can u explain in metric (ducks and runs...) ;-)

Thank you! Our crew guys sure put on a great show!

that still ends up on the sidewalk...

lol I can picture that scene.

Yes. And some underground drains have filter systems that collect sediment and allow cleaner overflow runoff into the river.

Diaorang punye construction kemas je, walaupun masih dlm pembinaan tetap kemas

@@navyseal1689 negara timur pun kemas g korea jepun, china xtaula 😁 tersumbat kot hahhaa

@@navyseal1689 We agree. The construction was well planned.

They are super talented and like making their community a better place. We love our crews!

Thank you for your observations. We will pass them along to the municipality's engineering team.

​​​@@teamelmersupdates7134 Thanks. It's not something most people think about, but I became acutely aware of it when my city started doing saw-cut joints in all of their new sidewalks (I don't know if it was a new requirement, but they suddenly started appearing everywhere). Riding a bike over wet-formed control joints feels like driving a car on Michigan freeways: very bumpy. I'm sure people who push baby strollers and shopping trolleys over bumpy sidewalks feel the same way. (I don't make a habit of riding my bike on sidewalks, but sometimes it's necessary.)

Thanks a lot!

Thank you @FVBmovies. It was a great project. We even found abandoned waterline from the early 1900's (tree trunk wood drilled hollow, wrapped in steel). If you're curious what that looks like, check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZp8dMt5mZ_Rcok.html

They sure are. They completed the project ahead of schedule.

For Sure! We love bike lanes separated by a green belt.

lol

We like to think so but we are kinda bias. :)

The second time he did it right? Nice smooth ride. "Low and Slow"

@@TeamElmers Exactly

@Jonago We agree. We love dedicated bike lanes separated from traffic that keep people safe.

No Brasil as obras públicas são anunciadas em tempos de eleição, e só acabam em tempos de reeleição... Seria uma time lapse bem longa

@@nots3326😂❤️

Pois é kkkkk@@nots3326

Primeiro que nunca vi fazerem uma reconstrução assim, é asfalto novo por cima de velho e olhe lá

Thanks a lot!

Thank you.

Thanks, Max. We will keep that in mind for our next timelapse video :)

@@TeamElmers Many thanks and greetings from Germany, a USA fan! 💖👍

@@maxvonraben8112 We appreciate you! Greetings from Michigan

@Max von Raben… just go to settings and set the playback speed to .25X (1/4 speed). BOOM… AND PROBLEM SOLVED!!! Now, rewatch it and it’ll take you 25:20 to watch it completely versus 6:20 at normal playback speed!!! Oh and by the way… you can thank me later!!! 😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪

I thought it was the city since they are the ones who paid for the project. I'd start with reaching out to them about the traffic signal.

Yikes!

Truth @brettwilkins6688 - Nature IS healing!!

They spray painted the ''grass'' green 😭 They should have added many plants instead of grass. Especially toxic grass.

@@Random.ChanneI It's called hydroseed. The green is a recycled paper that holds moisture. It is not toxic. It takes 7-14 days to germinate. Great observations! Enjoy your day.

@@tonyawildfong2695 Good to know! I’ve seen it before and it was definitely some toxic stuff. This sounds much better

Might need to say something to your governing officials.

@@TeamElmers like speed bumps and street lights, after 30 years the city hall still denied requests. :)

@@ivang97997 I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully, they change their minds soon.

@arturoespino618 Thank you! We appreciate the kind words.

Try watching some of these videos that were progress updates of the project. If my memory serves right the first one we did had the before shots. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLh6qLWKs5y2kas.html

You might want to check out the update videos we did on the project to get a better look at what they did. There is a playlist called 8th Street.

Gracias

Welcome

I am not sure how the project managers calculate the production. I'll try to get an idea from this project manager. Here is some info on the project that might help. www.teamelmers.com/projects/8th-street-reconstruction/

Theses houses are clearly made out of other things than just plastic

I don't recall any plastic houses on these 3 blocks. Where do you see them? I am intrigued.

Wood, not plastic.

I don't have the exact number of days figured out but with this 3 blocks and an other 2 or three of a perpendicular street the dates were May 6th, 2019 to September 26th, 2019. Here is a link with more info on the project. www.teamelmers.com/projects/8th-street-reconstruction/

Interestingly enough, It was the people and businesses on the street that were happy it was going on. They even got after those who were being disrespectful and complaining about this happening.

@@TeamElmers Well, I stand corrected. But either way, it turned out nice in the end.

Thank you for the complement. :)

It’s interesting to see the people with businesses right along the route in acceptance with the road construction. Considering the fact, that most of the time, road construction is very detrimental to the businesses that are directly effected by the road work. You have some businesses that have their main access/entrance that is only accessible from the road that is completely being reworked. Usually, if it is their ONLY entrance then the construction crew is obligated to build them a new temporary access but usually it is off to the side and/or hard to get to and that will deter enough customers to shut down most small businesses. Now, if it were Wal-Mart or something that is really big and people just have to have then it may stay afloat but it’s not very promising for most.

Oh my. I thought what we already have was fast. 2x speed is crazy.

No, It is Traverse City, MI.

Hi Joop, Sand on the road is stockpiled to be used for backfill on the site. Sometimes you work with the space you have and need to stockpile on site to assist the trucks. Or if you are talking about backfilling, pipe placement, filling again, and another pipe placement, It may be because the Wastewater sewer pipe and the water pipe are placed on different levels/depths in the trench. Wasterwater is lower than the water line with a minimum distance between the two lines required. That could be the answer for the different sand backfills. Or it may be different sections of the road. Not sure which clip you are referring to. Hope that helps. Thanks for your observations. And the bike path is shared outside the road - it is double wide for pedestrian section and a bicycle section in the new construction area.

Around three months.

I need to correct myself. the project took about 5 months not 3. I was thinking of a different project.

Thanks for your kind information

Thank you Sam, for your feedback, it is much appreciated. We will keep the time-lapse coming. we typically don't have much time-lapses this time of year because our work is finished up at this point and most of what we do this time of year is snow removal. We will make more of an effort to get more time-lapses for next season. Anything else you want to see besides time-lapse?

Have you seen this time-lapse? It seems to be our most popular one at the moment. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ecCdeMeV0ZjGpZs.html

@Sam Musselman In your opinion, what makes a good time lapse? We want to get better at this.

because asphalt is better.

Also i think asphalt can be re-used more

@@user-tb9mg4md7d asphalt can be indefinitely re-used

Thanks Antoine! Any other videos you would like to see us make?

@@TeamElmers haha no idea, I found that video randomly

If you get any ideas we'll take them. :)

Hello @EMIXela A full project profile can be found at www.teamelmers.com/projects/8th-street-reconstruction/ Thanks for asking.

This project took roughly 3 months.

@@TeamElmers Is that normal amount of time to invest for this kind of project? I'm sorry for one more question, i'm starting to have interest in contracting. Thank you for the reply

@Muhammad Hamrozi I need to correct myself. The project took about 5 months, not 3. I was thinking of a different project. I apologize for the wrong info.

@@TeamElmers Okay. Thank you for the correction

Speed limit is 25 mph. There is a separate bicycle path (dark gray sidewalk @4:36) and the light gray sidewalk is for pedestrians. Thank you for your comments.

Goed 💪😘🚲 Ook dank jij wel.

@@teamelmersupdates7134 and at 6:04 the bike lane is seperated only by a painted line

@@EnjoyFirefighting Yes that is the start of the newly constructed section- transitioning from shared streets to dedicated sidewalk for pedestrian and bike. Very observant!

I don't understand people like you, I mean you want more bikes on the road? I sometimes wonder if you really do want to make your own life worse just so you have more justification for being angry and miserable. Seems to be the best solution to build cycle paths away from cars

Thanks for letting us know @frankr7902. It will help when we make the next one.

Livability is a broad term and quite dependent per person, one can easily cope with living in a "car centric environment".

This is why our roads are sh*t

That sounds terrible. Hopefully things change.