Bruce highway potholes
Submitted: Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 20:12
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motor_head
OK i may be a bit late with this one as i would presume and expect the main roads dept. have fixed the problem but last sunday i drove up to
Gin Gin and the Bruce highway from Gympie to
Gin Gin was littered with potholes, some where quite severe, i am actually surprised i didnt come across any road carnage, so anyone travelling that stretch this weekend be careful, i have no idea what the road is like north of
Gin Gin.
Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 20:39
Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 20:39
They are still there.........they have been busy trying to fix all the potholes but the Bruce highway is always going to have pot holes.
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: Stu & "Bob" - Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 22:11
Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 22:11
Think of them as a "rumble strip" to help keep you awake.....:))
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Follow Up By: motor_head - Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 23:33
Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 23:33
Yeah Kev for sure but these where horrendous, the dirt road i have lived on for the past 20 years has never been as bad as the Bruce was on that day.
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Reply By: Stu & "Bob" - Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 22:10
Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 22:10
I heard that a bloke travelling up the Bruce Hwy with a load of postholes lost a few in that area. They must have bleep tered on impact with the road causing the potholes.
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Follow Up By: motor_head - Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 23:26
Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 23:26
Didnt that fool see the sign that said unsecured loads attract a $300 fine. Grrrrrrr
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Reply By: 000dylan000 - Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 22:43
Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 22:43
Yeah I did Brissy to
Hervey Bay last weekend and it was shocking. Nearly had a head on with some moron swerving onto our side of the road to miss a pothole in the pouring rain.
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Follow Up By: motor_head - Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 23:22
Friday, Jun 06, 2008 at 23:22
Yep dylan was raining the day i went up, i swerved a few times but when there was no oncoming traffic which made me realise just how dangerious the situation was, forgot to mention there was a sign just north of gympie saying potholes to
maryborough but they got worse after
maryborough, and some where so bad they could blow a tyre or put a vehicle out of control.
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Reply By: Member - Kim and Doug (QLD) - Saturday, Jun 07, 2008 at 07:42
Saturday, Jun 07, 2008 at 07:42
I travel this section nearly every day (truck and dog trailer 36t) and this section of road has to bee one of the worst I know for the volume of traffic it carries.
MainRoads patches the holes very rarely stamps them down or rolls them and a few days later or after heavy rain they are back at it again. Suppose it keeps them in work
The underside of my truck and trailer have a nice coat of bitumen(shame I dont take this unit on the beach)
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