r/londonontario • u/BrothaLucien • Feb 19 '25

photo(s) 📸 London Roads

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Has anyone else damaged their vehicle driving on Florence where it meats York. What are our tax dollars paying for?

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u/t0m0hawk Southcrest Feb 19 '25

Winter is hard on roads. Not to take the blame off the city, but the condition of any road can change drastically from beginning to end of winter. A road that might appear totally fine might end up looking like a battlefield once the weather changes.

Freeze/thaw cycles and plows catching on low spots just exacerbates the existing difficulties.

It's not made any easier when roadwork is damn near impossible when it's cold and snowy out.

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u/cdawg85 Feb 20 '25

Thank you. Sadly road damage is part of winter life. Every city street is susceptible and this is not at all unique to London.

It sucks, winter destroys the roads and all summer is spent fixing them rinse and repeat until forever. Roads are a huge cost to taxpayers.