[bobthepanda]

hence why the work requiring the stopping and redirecting happens at night.

[MichaelZuo]

They can only complete 100m once every 12 hours?

[bobthepanda]

with minimal road disruption, though.

at least where I live you'll often seen lane reductions measured in weeks for repaving.

[TylerE]

I've seen projects to pave only a few miles take years. Not even roads that are that busy, even.

[MichaelZuo]

That doesn't sound right, assuming a lane width of 3.5m, they can only resurface roughly 29 square meters an hours?

With all that equipment and manpower.

[bobthepanda]

you need to scrape all the way to the base and then fill back in when repaving. and you also can't lay asphalt in rain.