The city is still repaving one of the main streets on my route, so I searched around and found some alternative roads to avoid the construction. I don't know why it is taking them so long, but it has been an irritation all week long. They ground off the top layer of asphalt leaving parralel grooves in the pavement that makes it feel like you are riding on ice. Plus there is a bunch of dust that gets kicked up by passing traffic. So I tried some other streets and managed to avoid the mess this morning, and it was actually kind of nice riding on some different roads for a change.