DwightKSchrute- You're wasting your time trying to reason with Sigma40. She's obviously a troll. Looking at her posts, all you see is negativity. But looking at the bright side, at least this keeps her off the streets.

I am usually glad to see road construction- it means that something that needed fixing is getting fixed. I would rather deal with the inconvenience of slowing down than dealing with the inconvenience of having to change flat tires, replace struts, etc. Looking at the big picture, this is something that is worth the hassle. But off the record- ROAD CONSTRUCTION SUX!

Sigma - first, essentially every project has an engineer doing daily and final inspections on the project. They check for proper elevation, road grade, sub grade, etc. If utilities such as water or sewer are involved, they check pipe elevation, grade etc. to make sure the utilities are properly installed. Storm sewer installed an inch (yes, an inch) high or low can ruin the entire project and cause major problems in the future. Secondly, never has there been anything even remotely close to what you describe with 10 miles of barrels for a 200' section. Often barrels are set up through the entire project area, even though they may only be working on a small area within during that time. All road project plans are open to the public, and a lot more of the public looks over the plans than you think. Regarding the orange barrels, they are usually only rented when a job is contracted out and the contractor doesn't own barrels required to be used on state highways. The state DOT owns their own barrels.

friggin' whiners...be thankful we have mostly decent roads and people working to make/repair them...

Us tax payers rent those orange barrels by the day. The place that rents them are buddy buddy with the DOT so thats why you need 10 miles of orange barrels for 6 months to fix one pot hole in a 20ft length of road. Its called sharing the money....A legal way of extortion. The whole govt, state, city.... it all works this way and always has...nothing new.

My only annoyance is the MILES of orange barrels that have only 2 guys and a truck doing something with a shovel that take up about 200 feet. I thought all road construction was like this until I drove out west. Drivers there seemed willing to slow down because they could actually see people working, not just orange barrels.

When you see road construction you see people at work. Don't grumble so much.

We have to have continual construction, otherwise they wont get a budget for next year. What we need is some kind of quality control auditor. When they fix some roads they fill in the dip with a hump and driving over it is just as bad, its like the people doing the roads have no one inspecting the final product. And I dont understand how they can build some roads in like 6 months or over a summer, and then some take like 3 years??

I agree with BostonBill...I grew up in New Jersey the Capital of road construction and crazy drivers..Living out here is a walk in the park...I say suck it up and deal with it..Plan a extra 15 minutes for travel..Life is to short to rush through it..At least there are men/woman at work..Keep your speed down Remember that fines double in work zones...

I grew up and lived many years in the Boston, Massachusetts area. If any of you have ever driven in Boston, I think you will agree that the road construction inconvenience in Wisconsin and Illinois is like a day at the beach compared to driving in Boston on an average day even without any road construction. I now live in an area where the only traffic jam is being stuck behind a tractor on a country road. I can deal with that because I know I am behind a hard working person instead of some jerk. Yes, I can deal with that. JMO

Greg, it's probably better that you take Robert Frost's advice and take "the road less traveled by" because it will "make all the difference," especially in this season. Some of my most memorable experiences have occurred on country roads on which I had not planned to travel. My wife insists that it happens because I am extremely reluctant to stop and ask for directions. I insist that I always know my cardinal directions and I have an adventurous spirit. None-the-less this topic makes for good deep-winter talks over hot coffee with friends and relatives.

Just think how the truckers feel, dealing with it several times a day every day. Construction, distracted drivers, drunk drivers and all the drivers that risk everything because they just have to get in front of that big truck...

saxcat- I like the quote. I also like" days are long. Years are short" I think Steve Knox posted that once.

I drive janesville to milton. For me, it's usually pre- 5:30am. I do about 3mph over the posted limit. I get to work early so I don't have to rush.
If you hurry through life, the only place you get to faster is the end.

Yes- seasonal- it isn't winter yet Greg.
It is annoying though. Cannot wait until the Jvl to Milton stuff is done. Pretty annoying driving 35 MPH all the way there. Oh there is a 45 mph for a very short time. I wont risk keeping up with the idiots going 60 still. They are not going to pay my <$200 ticket. No thanks!

I'm tried of it too. I go through it twice a day on Hwy 26. Did you know that 45 MPH really means 60? I know, I know, it sounds crazy, like you've just fallen through the mirror in Alice in Wonderland, but it's true! Then you see the "left lane closed" sign and bump over to the right only to find the left lane open, and the right lane closed. Like I said, It's like falling through that crazy mirror...

"if you obey the law you get run over"...FALSE....you're in a VEHICLE, well, if its a motorcycle you might.