Arlington County Resident
“You all need to know how superior, wonderful, clean, precise,
committed-to-the-job the contractor was that just took up the old
asphalt on N. George Mason Drive between Old Dominion Drive and Little
Falls Road for the last 2 weeks. I am 75 years old and have lived in
this, my dream house, for 50 years. Never have I witnessed such
professionalism in this part of street repair.
So much about their work caught my attention:
. the crew was on
duty every minute – moving with precise purpose
. the driver
guided the huge asphalt cutting machine perfectly along the concrete
extending from the curb, shooting the broken asphalt into the slowly
moving dump truck
. immediately 2 CATs swept up and disposed of
the remaining debris
. one night the crew worked until 5:30 p.m.
and were back at it – full speed – at 6:15 the next day! I never see
that!
. trucks and machinery looked like they’d just rolled out
of the showroom, which I thought they might have done, as they
sparkled with cleanliness. Then it occurred to me that these
well-practiced people might keep their trucks looking super-clean as
part of their work and business ethic.
. the street looks
vacuumed – perfectly cleaned, edges perfectly met with no chunks
accidentally taken out of the curb extension concrete
Am I just newly paying attention to street crews? I don’t think so. I
think that the County hired a particularly outstanding outfit that
pays great attention to detail, where every worker takes pride in his
work, focuses on doing his job at just the moment it’s time to jump in
and looks happy doing it all!!!
No lolly gagging around, sitting
down, extraneous talking to one another. All of these elements caught
my attention to the point that I feel compelled to write you!”
Sue