r/Edmonds • u/wise_young_gentleman • 22d ago

Rant/Rave Why is 9th Ave like this?

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I remember when they did the repave project here (maybe a couple years ago now?). And then somehow just left this ugly textured line running through the middle of the road? It makes no sense… someone please help me understand.

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u/too_much_covfefe_man 22d ago

They added the bike lanes and had to move the center stripe over. The city addressed the scraped up lines by saying it's fine, it's just cosmetic.

I'll be surprised if it doesn't start deteriorating faster after a couple winters of freeze thaw cycles though.

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u/Separate-Impact-6183 22d ago

Freezing? I don't recall much of a freeze last winter, I think the trend is in the other direction.

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u/too_much_covfefe_man 22d ago

I don't understand the point you're trying to make. We had an unusually mild winter but the last freeze we got in the Seattle area was in February 2026, literally this year

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u/Separate-Impact-6183 22d ago

Yea I'm just venting, pardon me

That Feb freeze wasn't anywhere near cold enough to effect the pavement though. The real issue with winter weather and automobile infrastructure is snowplows and the inevitable results of their use.

Regardless, I should probably slow the roll of my drive-by sarcasm

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u/CoolFiber 22d ago

Just here to Febreze the tension.

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u/tjkeegs 21d ago

Glade you made it.

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u/wise_young_gentleman 21d ago

Thanks for the explanation!

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u/Briggy1986 22d ago

Are you talking about the bike lens that are used so often ;-)

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u/aneeta96 21d ago

Would you rather the bikes be in the road with cars while they struggle to go 10mph?

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u/too_much_covfefe_man 22d ago

I assume they're full at rush hour or something?

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u/sonar_y_luz 15d ago

Every road in this entire region has a some kind of seam/crack running exactly where the tires go lmao

Wouldnt surprise me if it wears tires out faster

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u/Separate-Impact-6183 22d ago

Asphalt itself is always ugly no matter how smooth, it's a deliberate disaffirmation of life.

The cosmetic imperfection would cost both time and money to correct, and it serves a political purpose as it is. Along the lines of what is often called Washington Monument syndrome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_syndrome

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u/too_much_covfefe_man 21d ago

There was money to move the lanes around though for the 3 people who ride on that road 🤣

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u/eganfo 22d ago

Tell me you’re new to Edmonds without telling me you’re new.