ChrisB Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 close to 500 have been filled. My husband (Harry) would like to know if any are left to do? Their location?
satnrose Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 There is a brutal pothole in central on Galeana, between Constitucion and Victoria. I just drove by a few minutes ago and it has not been filled. Thanks in advance.
LaChula Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 close to 500 have been filled. My husband (Harry) would like to know if any are left to do? Their location? Chris, as of last week, the tianguis street is still treacherous.
mexbound Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 Is this "pothole fixing" service available anywhere in the city limits of Ajijic? or is this for just the downtown area?
Mainecoons Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 Several at the intersection of Juan Alvarez and Constitucion. Thanks for asking.
ChrisB Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Posted April 15, 2013 Those mentioned will be submitted for repair. All of Ajijic is the objective of service / repair
ajijicis4me Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 Those mentioned will be submitted for repair. All of Ajijic is the objective of service / repair There's one on the Carretera on the right headed to West Ajijic before Juarez. There is another on the Carretera heading East just in front of La Huerta Eventos.
poptarte_22@yahoo.com Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 Great work being done!! Hector spoke at the Cnd. Club last week and he is doing a bang up job. I have the folder detailing the jobs completed. Revolution (north) is in good shape now...until the rains come and wash it away again!! Thanks for the amusing and informative talk Hector... Carry on.......congratulations on the potholes, etc around our Ajijic.
ajijicis4me Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 Great work being done!! Hector spoke at the Cnd. Club last week and he is doing a bang up job. I have the folder detailing the jobs completed. Revolution (north) is in good shape now...until the rains come and wash it away again!! Thanks for the amusing and informative talk Hector... Carry on.......congratulations on the potholes, etc around our Ajijic. Maybe if they'd fix them correctly, they wouldn't wash out.
CHAPALAMAC Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 Perhaps holes are dug up in one place to fill holes in others
mexbound Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 On Calle de la Montana from the lower end at Rio Nazas to about half way up the hill. There are some pretty big holes.
holdrja Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 Hey, when you're done with the Ajijic potholes, can you send them our way? Seriously, what a great achievement. I'll have to get some pointers from you the next time we see you.
Mainecoons Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 Juan Alvarez intersection with Constitucion, SE Ajijic. Above the manhole on the upper side of the intersection, big pothole still not filled. Around the square water access plate on the south side of the intersection, the cobbles have sunk so much it is like a pot hole. Thanks.
AlanMexicali Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 asphalt Maybe if they'd fix them correctly, they wouldn't wash out. They use plain old ashfalt here, usually applied when luke warm and not even close to the 200 to 300 degrees F that it comes at when loaded on the trucks for a good bond. In the US they use a pothole repair asphalt with ground up recycled poly carbonate plastic, the hardest plastic, and chemical adhesives that glue the mixture into the first cleaned out pothole and lasts a long time and keeps moisture out. It is common NOB and more expensive, but efficient in the long run. Alan
bournemouth Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 Asphalt - you jest Alan. Our streets, other than the carretera going through town, are cobblestones and even the carretera is a little black top over an old base of cobbles.
satnrose Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 Cobblestones were intended for horses not cars or women wearing high heels.
ajijicis4me Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 Carretera is state , but, we ll ask Carretera translation is Highway.
ChrisB Posted April 16, 2013 Author Report Posted April 16, 2013 no the carretera is owned and maintained by the state not the municipality
cookj5 Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 Cobblestones were intended for horses not cars or women wearing high heels. For a community that doesn't have a lot of money, cobblestones make a lot of sense. The only materials needed are stones and sand. It employs several local laborers to do the fixing, creating jobs. They don't require the large expensive, energy-intensive equipment used for mixing and spreading asphalt. Cobblestones also force people to reduce their speed, a good thing in this pedestrian-heavy community. I'm glad we have them. Expats who wear high-heeled shoes down here ought to seriously get their heads examined. Or take lessons from the Mexican women who seem to navigate the cobblestones in their spike heels just fine.
ChrisB Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Posted April 17, 2013 I heard that Ajijicis4me is holding a workshop at LCS for Mexicans at LCS on pothole fixing. Our gardener is so excited!
ajijicis4me Posted April 17, 2013 Report Posted April 17, 2013 I heard that Ajijicis4me is holding a workshop at LCS for Mexicans at LCS on pothole fixing. Our gardener is so excited! Your gardener probably knows about as much about fixing potholes as the guys fixing potholes. Have you ever seen the way they fix asphalt potholes and tar asphalt roadways in Mexico? . Don't they own jackhammers in Mexico to properly cut out potholes when filling them in, then using a heavy roller to compact asphalt instead of letting the cars do it? They need to go to the US for proper training.
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