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Originally Posted by JockoT
English councils are to be allowed to charge utility companies a daily rate for road works on busy roads. This is after a successful trial in London. Companies can be charged up to £2500 per day for digging up a busy road.
Trials in London reduced roadworks by 50%.
It will avoid the issue of cable digging up the road this week, gas next week, electricity the week after and telephones the week after that. This is what happens regularly here in the UK.
They will all do the job together, split their "rent", and reduce congestion.
Councils to be allowed to charge for road closures - BBC News |
Sounds like a great idea! Now bring that here to the U.S., where you see "construction" everywhere, but no people around! When there are people around, there is ONE person working and 10+ people standing around watching. The problem is it is the government's own construction though.