As for the roads, each 40-mile drive here from Moscow confirms my suspicion that roads were in much better shape in Gogol's time.
Most states consistently favor roads over mass transit, building new roads over repairing old ones and building those new roads in rural rather than metropolitan areas.
On the often unpaved, poorly maintained roads that comprised their route, trucks became stuck in mud, disappeared into clouds of dust, and slid on ice; on occasion, they even .
Some Hampton Roads customers' power to be restored, sunny days ahead More than 12,000 Hampton Roads residents were without power about a day after a line of strong thunderstorms passed through the area, and some may not have it restored until Sunday.
June 15, 2013 - Daily Press
Roads to be closed in Sparks for Dash 4 Dads event Dash 4 Dads, the annual running race on Fathers’ Day is June 16th at the Sparks Marina, and some roads will be closed for the event.
June 14, 2013 - News 4 Reno
Area roads reopen as flood waters recede Area roads closed by Mississippi River flooding continue to reopen as the waters recede. The Illino
June 13, 2013 - Belleville News-Democrat