Road paving makes the news:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news...ears-way-amgen


(The caption says "A cyclist picks up speed as he comes down off the mountain where road conditions are less than ideal with many pot holes ..." copy editor can't tell a sprint from an emergency brake maneuver.

The road resurfacing, we're told, should last at least a couple of years. That means a risk-reduction for tens of thousands of local riders who ascend the mountain every year.