I was told once it’s because cities project the job to take say 5 weeks, so they rip it up the first week, leave it for 3 weeks, then repave the last week. And they do this so everyone gets a paycheck for the full 5 weeks. Surely there has to be a different reason?
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>And they do this so everyone gets a paycheck for the full 5 weeks.
Construction work like repaving roads is done by a contractor who bid (and outbid others) on a project that the city put out. When they bid the project the city would have already included completion dates and a rough schedule is in place. If the contractor isn’t finished by that deadline they often have to start giving money back.
The contractor is getting paid whether they finish in 2 months or 2 days. I probably oversimplified the process but I hope that makes sense.
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