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77 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, September 16, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend August 21, 2004 Since You Asked Big trucks didn’t have an effect on paving job I was delighted when Spring Street was repaved earlier this summer. But now I’m totally perplexed why the paving job, which has to cost thousands of dollars, was done just before heavy- duty trucks began carrying tons of heavy material to the new development between Spring and McAndrews Road. By the time that project is done, Spring Street will be about the same shape as it was before. Couldn’t the powers that be have scheduled the Spring Street job after the housing development was finished? — Judy K., Medford Well Judy, even if the powers that be gathered around a table, they would have done things just the way they did it. Medford Public Works Director Cory Crebbin says the new pavement actually protects the road’s structure from breaking down and later requiring more than a simple layer of blacktop. Advertisement Spring Street is classified as a collector street designated for heavy loads and has what Crebbin calls a beefier structure. "Once it starts to degrade, the curve is pretty steep and it goes pretty fast," Crebbin says. "Then you start having to dig up streets and rebuild them with rock and that’s when it gets really expensive." Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities