Why do Russians pour asphalt over snowed roads instead of plowing them?

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/do-russians-make-new-roads-instead-of-cleaning-the-snow-1482195344

by ehamberg • 13 years ago

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ehamberg• 13 years ago

The top comment has an interesting suggestion for why this is done:

  […] this is how people in local governments make money in Russia:
  
  Step 1: have a $100,000 of tax money budget for fixing the pavement on street XYZ
  Step 2: pay your nephew's 'construction company' $10,000 for the 'work' they did
  Step 3: pocket $90,000 of tax money
  Step 4: oh noes!! the road cracked AGAIN! not AGAIN!! oh well, guess gotta go fix it
  Step 5: goto Step 1	 Today 1:36am

nodata• 13 years ago

Because pouring hot asphalt over snow melts it?

Why do Russians pour asphalt over snowed roads instead of plowing them?

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