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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I can't remember where I read this, but apparently roads in Europe are better built because the contractor who built the road is the one that has to go back and fix it if it falls into disrepair. I think they have a twenty to thirty year warranty.
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We could do that, and it's been discussed, and bids are routinely put in reflecting such a warranty. And then they lose.
In the parts of Europe that do this, the bids are all priced to cover that warranty period, so the upfront cost for a mile of road is much higher. Drawback is, you're then stuck with that company for repairs, and, if they truly built a shoddy road, they're not really the ones you want to depend on for repair.
