What Did We Do Wrong To Deserve This?

What you are viewing here is a portion of Tucker Road, West Bibb County, Macon, Georgia. This photo was taken today, July 13, 2006. We have not had any measurable amount of rain in recent days. This is a road that was recently reworked under the direction of the Bibb County Road Improvement Program. It was in the planning stages for almost ten years. We have enjoyed the potential of a new nice road as we darted between pylons and Flaggers for almost two years. But as the above image bears out, it would appear that the project engineers or possibly the appropriate contractors ignored the design. We have a nice road way and an adjacent cement sidewalk with an area of soil between. Rain water appears to run down hill, and without a proper drainage system in place it runs over Tucker Road at the low point. I would have thought that a proper Curb and Gutter System could have been employed in this area to prevent this problem.

On a positive note: The walk way is nice touch and I can testify that it is frequently used by the locals as they endeavor to obtain their exercise. It is a shame, however that the aspect of proper water run off was not designed into this project. Or, was it the contractor who failed to follow the design? I do not know, but I suspect that the situation may be corrected. Let us all sincerely hope so.