{"id":2969,"date":"2012-04-03T19:26:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T02:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2017-09-20T23:42:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T06:42:55","slug":"pierce-street-bike-path-project-albany-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/pierce-street-bike-path-project-albany-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierce Street Bike Path Project – Albany, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sometimes I’m surprised with the dedication to quality in people’s work. I recently visited the Hoover Dam and was amazed at the quality of work in the construction. There was a time where Americans believed and loved the work they did\u2014there was a certain level of pride. Today, that is so far from the truth. I see the lack of dedication and lack of enthusiasm in the work place. I talk with many people who aren\u2019t happy with their job(s). I also thought that the last stand in quality was still in construction but I was wrong.<\/p>\n

A construction project outside my front door shows a lack of quality. I agree that construction jobs are hard but I don’t think this is one of the places where mistakes should be overlooked. The overall goal of the project was to redo the street and add a bicycle path. They made the bicycle path and replaced the road. I’m going to overlook the fact that the bicycle path is a half-mile of path that dead-ends. Right now I’m concerned with the striping. Striping is the process of putting the lines on the road, marking the parking stalls, and other paint that goes on the pavement.<\/p>\n

The pictures below are from the job. I called up the Albany City Engineer, Ana Bernardes, who told me the striping was completed. I complained about the job and she informed me that she\u2019ll take a look at it. Redgwick Construction Company executed the job (I\u2019m sure they placed a bid on it and won) but I\u2019m not sure if they were in charge of the striping. Today, there are a few more things left for them to do. I\u2019m hoping they can clean up the striping before they completely check out.<\/p>\n

References:<\/strong>
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