2025-06-05: Updated with a photo, at bottom.

The state Department of General Services is repaving a parking lot across the street from me, the northwest corner of P Street and 13th Street. Was there anything wrong with this parking lot? Were there potholes? Was there pavement deterioration? No, no, no. Apparently the state has unlimited tax dollars to burn on unnecessary projects. Even if there were problems, the parking lot could have been overlaid. But instead it is being stripped, and will be replaced by entirely new pavement.

This is not the first time the state has done unnecessary work on parking lots. Last yet the state repaved the parking lot at the southwest corner of O Street and 12th Street. The state re-did a parking lot on the southeast corner of P Street and 11th Street. And even installed wiring and posts for vehicle charging, which was never finished. These are the ones I’ve noticed, but there are likely more. If you have noticed others, please comment here so that they are documented.

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