Atlanta suburbs with the worst infrastructure?

[M3Guy]

Pretty much anywhere in Gwinnett. Littered with potholes in most of the cities in that county. And the layout of the roads are just downright silly. You have to make a U-turn everywhere you go. I'm not even kidding. Oh, and it's a way overcrowded suburb.

I'd say the best is N Fulton/South Forsyth.

[M3Guy]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

Well the road infrastructure of a state to a metropolitan area isn't exactly apples-to-apples, but NJ is more comparable given its more compact size and overall it absolutely has better road infrastructure. Winters are more of an issue in Northern states obviously which has an effect on quality but the road network is unquestionably more extensive and GA simply has no answer for the NJ Turnpike.

I have to agree with this. I am not saying this because I am originally from NJ, but NJ is vastly underrated when it comes to infrastructure. The road maintenance and general layout is amazing and it makes sense.

[waronxmas]

Originally Posted by M3Guy

Pretty much anywhere in Gwinnett. Littered with potholes in most of the cities in that county. And the layout of the roads are just downright silly. You have to make a U-turn everywhere you go. I'm not even kidding. Oh, and it's a way overcrowded suburb.

I'd say the best is N Fulton/South Forsyth.

Don't get me started on the stop signs at stroad intersections, like the ones peppered all over Norcross and Duluth. Paired with their lack of street lighting it's a nightmare taking surface streets in Gwinnett after dark if you need to turn on to a busier road.

[walker1962]

Originally Posted by cdw1084

The way that he worded his statement isn't representative of the north vs. south. Although MN is north of GA, most of us would call it a midwestern state. Also, southern states infrastructure outranks most of the northern states and while MN currently ranks #1 as the state with the best infrastructure, GA isn't too bad at #15. I'd also like to highlight that no state in the NE ranks higher than GA.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...infrastructure

Moreover, GA ranks #1 in business infrastructure and construction. Hopefully, the current infrastructure bill will cause improvement across the country.

https://www.augustachronicle.com/sto...e/70433070007/

https://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-...r-construction

I noticed a lot of those high ranking states have small populations and because of where they are get below average intrastate traffic, i.e. roads less subject to wear and tear.

[M3Guy]

Originally Posted by waronxmas

Don't get me started on the stop signs at stroad intersections, like the ones peppered all over Norcross and Duluth. Paired with their lack of street lighting it's a nightmare taking surface streets in Gwinnett after dark if you need to turn on to a busier road.

Yes! I forgot about that.

And the lighting is horrible. It goes from super bright lights to super dark in a matter of a minute once you get past all of the strip malls. My eyes would constantly have to adjust quickly.

[Citykid3785]

Originally Posted by walker1962

I noticed a lot of those high ranking states have small populations and because of where they are get below average intrastate traffic, i.e. roads less subject to wear and tear.

I agree that the QUALITY of the asphalt is GA is top notch based on other states I have been, regardless of how much we have.

I've seen many times where they repave a road wherein the current quality of the roads looks to be in good condition

[notatexan]

[quote=cdw1084;66417136]What part of the north are you coming from? I'm asking because specific places in PA, NY, and Southern Maryland have some of the worst road infrastructure that I've encountered. We just recently drove through Philadelphia and Chester PA. The roads were absolutely horrible.

My thoughts exactly about reading this, lived all over the northeast, it's mindboggling how absurd, frustrating and insufficient the infrastructure is