No crossing.. here or anywhere

UA seems like a well-planned community, right? The houses are neatly arranged, the streets look nice, there are trees everywhere, people are friendly.

Well when it comes organizing and executing their road construction/patching/re-paving efforts UA has failed! There has been road construction "happening" on Fishinger Rd since early June. It is July 10th! And they seem to be working backwards. First two lanes were closed and the crew seemed to be patching the trouble areas. Then there was no action. Then the cones were all taken down. THEN on Monday they tore up the whole road completely, even the spots they had been patching the past month, and are laying fresh tar (or asphalt or whatever). This is just getting ridiculous!

So what does this have to do with cycling?!

This morning I head across Fishinger on Kioka towards McCoy (a road that was re-surfaced in less than a week, nicely done there UA) and on towards the Olentangy bike path. An hour later when I return the same route the trucks have just passed putting down the fresh black stuff. There is a useless cop sitting at my intersection doing nothing to help except throw his arms around at other cars. "Well balls" I think to myself. I do not want to ride across this stuff because I may sink in and it will stick to my tires and possibly ruin them. Also I do not think I can ride across without being signed and/or yelled at by the copper. So I head north to try to pass the trucks and cross in a spot they have not paved yet. Before long I end up at Mountview, a bit farther north than I had aimed but those roads wind too much, and cross without much trouble. I can't go down Edgevale because there is, and has been for a long time now but this one looked serious, a road close sign up. So I turn down Bristol following the detour sign. Before long I come to another freshly paved road. "What The Fuck" I think to myself! Now I just want to get home and am feeling defeated. Luckily a kinder man who must work for the city drove up behind me and told me the surface was probably dry enough to ride over. Although I was a bit hesitant b/c of the tar sticking to tires concern, I was tired and really wanting to ride the 0.2 miles to my house in the most straight line possible.

Today I got home without destroying my tires. What will tomorrow bring?!