This post is about a irritation I've had for several years now. It concerns the 219 Bypass going through Bradford and the work or reconstruction on it. If you live in the area you will know this has been an ongoing project for 10 years. I noticed a small little article in the local newspaper "The Bradford Era" that shows what happened 10 years ago on a particular day and then 20 years ago and 30 and so on. It showed at 10 years ago the start of reconstruction on this road. If you live in Pennsylvania anywhere you will realize that the entire 219 route is a big joke.
For the last several years construction is done on this bypass and then when the weather gets bad, they stop any more work on it and do not do anything until spring. Drive on it now and it's been going on all this past summer as it has been the last 5 years.
I recently watched a story on the History Channel about the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, IL and the construction of 2 additional lanes that were constructed to this expressway. This expressway is 11 miles long and 14 lanes wide. The two additional lanes were scheduled to be completed in two years. Although over budget, the additional two lanes were completed on time.This is a 14 lane expressway!
The 219 Bradford Bypass in my opinion, is nothing but a big joke as is the entire 219 system in Pennsylvania. If you live in the more remote parts of Pennsylvania, the saying is, "The closer you get to Harrisburg, the better the roads get". Seems also the state of Pennsylvania wants to funnel all it's money into the Philadelphia area also. I guess the money from the taxpayers in this NW Pennsylvania area doesn't mean crap to Harrisburg. Drive on any local road in this area and watch the PennDot workers out trying to patch all the huge potholes and then you get the idea of how the local people are getting screwed. This post is all my own personal opinion but if you've lived in the area all your life you'll get the idea. :)
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