Unfortunately, it seems like cash-strapped municipalities are moving more and more to chip-and-seal instead of regular asphalt or concrete paving. We have major thorofares here in St. Louis that look like County Route HH, and they stay dangerous for cycling for many weeks after the initial treatment.
Also, those sticky pebbles can be really annoying going through a relatively close fender clearance.
I have pointed out the irony to City Hall, which otherwise is giving lots of lip service to promoting bicycle commuting.