“In the spring, once the weather improves and the asphalt plants re-open, we will determine whether to re-microsurface or repave the road. Shelly and Sands was not negligent and therefore should not be contacted (regarding the damage),” Rittenhouse said. “The reason for this is not completely known, but could be an unexpected result of the micro-milling we did to correct the ponding. ODOT agrees that although most of the areas that were milled remain in good condition, there are a few areas that have unexpectedly deteriorated at a rapid rate. My advice would be to watch your following distance and speed in any construction area.” It is that time of year, though, with salt and gravel on the roads. “I am familiar with the work that’s going on out there on route 60 but not familiar with any problems, like broken windshields. Scott Buxton with the Ohio State Highway Patrol. “It could be a ticketable offense if you’re pulled over for something else,” said Sgt.
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However, any crack that obstructs a driver’s view can result in a ticket, according to Ohio law. “I’m not going to pay to have it fixed until the road is fixed because I don’t want it happening again,” said Barb Everson, who lives in Beverly and works at Heartland in Devola.
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Other drivers are opting not to get the repairs right away because they feel it would just be money out the window. “Most insurance will pay for a ding that can be repaired before you get into your deductible.”
“I would advise people to talk to their insurance company,” he said. My car now has five chips but for us to replace both windshields is going to cost quite a lot,” she said.ĭustin Becker, an agent with Dietz Futrell & Walters Insurance in Beverly said he’s personally driven the roads and hasn’t personally incurred any damage but acknowledges it’s a rough ride. “My husband and I have both had damage to our vehicles. One of those drivers, Jamie Metcalf, of Devola, travels the road three days a week to go to her job in Malta. Rittenhouse confirmed that ODOT has received a dozen complaints about damage to vehicles. In most areas, this was no more than half an inch.” “The contractor performed a process called micro-milling to correct the water ponding problem by removing the smallest amount of material necessary. “(Those concerns have been) validated by numerous motorists through phone calls and emails (and were) created by those deficiencies,” she said. Rittenhouse said there were repeated unsuccessful attempts to get Ny-Mac to repair the deficiencies and ultimately a different contractor - Shelly and Sands - was hired to temporarily correct district concerns over ponding water. “The job (of the original contractor) unfortunately did not meet ODOT specifications.” Part of the requirement of the job was to remove existing ponding issues,” explained Ashley Rittenhouse, public information officer for ODOT District 10. “Microsurfacing is a preventive maintenance process in which a thin layer of aggregate and asphalt is placed to preserve the existing pavement structure. What drivers are experiencing now is an unexpected result of trying to repair that initial job, which ODOT says was poorly done by Ny-Mac and led to more problems which a second contractor has been trying to clean up. out of Michigan, was hired through the competitive bidding process to complete a microresurfacing project on the state route. It’s under $500 so our insurance deductible will cover it…so it’s mostly an inconvenience for us, but for a lot of people, this is their food money.”Īccording to ODOT, in the summer of 2016, contractor Ny-Mac Enterprises, Inc. “I went to Murray Glass to get an estimate and they said they have seen an increase in people coming in from this. “I know at least three dozen people who have had this happen to them,” Spurr said.
Reports of loose gravel bouncing up, hitting and cracking windshields, and alignment issues due to potholes dotting the route, have been widespread and many feel that the state agency owes drivers an explanation, if not an outright reimbursement for damages. The stretch of road in question is part of an Ohio Department of Transportation project that runs from the edge of Devola to the Morgan County line, with the exception of the village of Beverly. “It just feels like you’re driving on a gravel road, the whole way from the bottom of March Run Hill to Lowell,” said Dawn Spurr, of Marietta, who works at Fort Frye High School.
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