This is a road where the top layers of pavement have been ground away (lower part of the picture) and the rest has been completely removed (center of picture). This is from Fresno County's road resurfacing program, taken in August 1995. This is Jefferson Avenue Southbound approaching Tranquility. The dirt section of road is smoother than the ancient pavement. Manning Avenue had a long section in 1997 that was being resurfaced like this, but you had to drive on very bumpy ancient pavement for about 10 miles (at a very slow speed if you want to preserve your suspension.)
