[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

More work zone mayhem. Carelessness of drivers undoubtedly contributed.

[sparklite2]

“We cannot do certain things during the winter months when we are at freezing temperatures and with certain types of precipitation,” said Nicole Randall, director of communications for the Kansas Department of Transportation.

“Pouring concrete and things like that can happen only with certain temperatures.”

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It’s a good communications director who knows that his audience has the vocabulary of a fourth grader and speaks accordingly.

[oldvirginian]

Not so fond memories of drives through KC.
Road construction on the Missouri side was madness.
On the Kansas side was sheer insanity.
Both were on a Chicago scale of stupid.
Drivers needed to be particularly careful in those areas, but most weren’t.

[MortMan]

I can attest that this particular work zone was badly orchestrated, although that may have been the best of all bad choices.