Those baffling road projects in San Jose and Campbell: Roadshow
Q: Can you shed some light on a perplexing project that might be the area’s slowest road expansion? Well over a year ago work began on widening Hillsdale Avenue. The last section, which needed to be widened from two to four lanes, was begun. This very short segment, perhaps only a third of a mile long, is between Hilltop Avenue close to the entrance to the drive-in/flea market and Communications Drive. Work began ambitiously, with utilities being put underground, new water pipes laid, and so on. Then the rains came last winter, and work pretty much ground to a halt. Finally, spring arrived and construction-friendly weather conditions returned. Like Mr. Roadshow’s Facebook page for more questions and answers about Bay Area roads, freeways and commuting. But here’s the mystery. Despite the return of good weather, work did not really begin again until late fall, and even then, it was at a snail’s pace. I drive by there almost every day, and much of the time there appears to be only a couple of guys doing who knows what. Shaving dirt off the hillside, slowly putting…