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

Traverse City, Michigan, USA Thanks for asking!

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

Thank you! It's prettty amazing to see all the steps that go into putting it together. They had to close traffic for the concrete beams to get to the sight. A coordinated effort by all.

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

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.

The white line denotes bike lane. Bikes would navigate the roundabout accordingly, using the full lane with the flow of traffic. We have some race teams that train in Grand Traverse and Leelanau County. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Actually the contractor pays for any errors. The MDOT inspector confirms what was installed meets the contract design and specifications of the project. If not, than it has to be redone.

I think that's a channel for water, if I'm not mistaken.

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

It's compacted road gravel in our area due to soil sub-grade type.

@arturoespino618 Thank you! We appreciate the kind words.

Yeah,they keep going around and around and around!!😆

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

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.)

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

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

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

Yikes!

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

Thanks for the double check. It doesn't appear loud on our end - but what a great way to wake up and get pumped to do some road construction! Turn it up!

Thanks for sharing Daniel. We felt honored to be able to repair the road in this community. We appreciate your love for true horse power. Be well.

Consumed a lot of Miller High Life, weed, and Lynyrd Skynyrd at that locale in a much different time.