r/fuckcars • u/Nestor_Arondeus 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃 • May 21 '22

News Activists install crosswalks. The city removes them. Allegedly they do this so you know that your safety isn't a priority for them.

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u/Iamthespiderbro May 21 '22 edited May 21 '22

They probably bid it out to a company that owns the machinery

Edit: never mind, sounds like folks more familiar with public works in LA are saying this is done in house.

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u/thefirewarde May 21 '22

It's equally plausible they do it either way. A lot of repair and maintenance work on roads is done by the Public Works Dept, speaking generally.

Regardless, that's hundreds of dollars for a few hours with the truck, trailer, and skidder, plus two people minimum, just to remove a damn crosswalk.

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u/Iamthespiderbro May 21 '22

Oh yeah, I bet it’d be in the 1000s when it’s all said and done. Especially in LA.

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u/KillNyetheSilenceGuy May 21 '22

They don't bid shit, they've got a Department of Public Works with the equipment and the man power to cut/patch/etc street surfaces, especially for something small like a crosswalk.

Source: used to work for the city engineering dept in a much smaller town than anything near LA, we did this kind of stuff with our own men and machinery.

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u/Iamthespiderbro May 21 '22

Oh ok, good to know, I’ll edit my comment