Madam Medusa

...pretty much all the pavements in jumeirah 1 are dug up at the moment...we luckily heard them (err...at 5.30am in the morning) start outside our house and stopped them from digging up outside our garage for just about long enough to get the cars out...

this was a few days go...since then, sod all has happened...but they have gone round all the other streets and dug the pavements up there too..can't they just do one part, finish it and then move on, it's not exactly a difficult concept...

MM, xx

Jeeper

Depends what they're doing and how big the job is.
It's more time efficient and cost effective to do each stage all at once and in order unless it's a large project which then, yes, they could phase the works.

Madam Medusa

but it means that there is literally no pavement left in jum 1...pathetic...and i honestly don't think there's any logic to it, it'll be like this for months now...s'pose it's forced the lazy muppets from magrudys who normally park on my driveway to walk more than a few metres, so there is some good in it somewhere, lol...

MM, xx

shiva

at least you got the cars out eh, we had the same thing a few months ago and our neighbours couldnt use their cars for over a week

Madam Medusa

oh for sure, but it's only cos we stopped them...bleedin muppets...

MM, xx

Boomhauer

If they dig it out all at once, then they can pour new pavements all at once . Over here in the States, there are specialized machine that will pour long stretches of pavement, though these aren't used everywhere.

I don't assume the Emirates buys machinery/technology unless they really need it. Back when I lived there, they were more than happy to use older equipment or just make the laborers manually toil in the sun , when a small investment in machinery or equipment would have sped up the job significantly.

seven seas

Good on ya for getting the cars out in time.

The 'silly' planning application laws that epople love to complain about mean that councils have to notify people of their intention to go ahead with this kind of work.

We could use some of that.

Roadking

Don't mean to make it worse but when we lived on Beach Road and it underwent the "Beautification" we were locked out of the garage for two years! I had to keep my bike at a mates house and park the cars wherever we could. Fewkwits!

Madam Medusa

yeah, i never thought that i'd think fondly of some uk planning laws...but a bit of notice would be good...err, and them not starting work at god knows what time in the morning wouldn't go amiss either...

MM, xx

Madam Medusa

oh i know, i had a friend who was living on the beach road, and it was a total mare...

MM, xx

Inselaffen

just be happy you have a car!

co durham boy

you dont pour foot pavements you lay them, and they're probabley looking for services i.e water,electricity,comms.
should'nt try and think about the logic to it because they're will be NONE !

Boomhauer

I was thinking of something like this. You can't see in the picture but there is a concrete truck in the front supplying the machine.

Jeeper

If it's concrete - i'd say "we are pouring today".
If it's paving blocks - then i'd say "we are laying today".

Madam Medusa

it's no good to me if it's blocked in the garage though...

MM, xx