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Only in Madison
Monday, July 14th, 2008 09:17 pmThis morning on my way home, I took the Southwest Bike Path, as you do.
Due to our heavy rains, there had been severe erosion on one of the drainage ditches. So today the City Engineering department came to fix the damage and add riprap to the banks to protect against future problems.
Wise preventive maintenance = smartness.
But the above-and-beyond factor was how the construction affected bike path traffic. One lane of the path was blocked by a dump truck full of gravel and a digger to move the stones onto the bank. The City knows, however, that the SW Path is a very busy thoroughfare. So they provided two signallers, complete with safety yellow vests and STOP/SLOW signs on tall posts.
They ensured the orderly safe flow of traffic. W00t!
Due to our heavy rains, there had been severe erosion on one of the drainage ditches. So today the City Engineering department came to fix the damage and add riprap to the banks to protect against future problems.
Wise preventive maintenance = smartness.
But the above-and-beyond factor was how the construction affected bike path traffic. One lane of the path was blocked by a dump truck full of gravel and a digger to move the stones onto the bank. The City knows, however, that the SW Path is a very busy thoroughfare. So they provided two signallers, complete with safety yellow vests and STOP/SLOW signs on tall posts.
They ensured the orderly safe flow of traffic. W00t!