Construction dysfunction

You know what really grinds my gears?!?

In light of spring/summer, I bring you a road construction issue that always grinds my gears!  The picture you see below was taken during the winter, but nothing has changed.

This is probably the discussion right before this picture was taken: "Hey Rick, since you're the newby, get your ass down in the hole.  We'll stand right here and walk you through this."

This is road construction at its finest.  One guy working (who we can't see because they're 8 feet under the road) and 3 to 4 guys standing around not doing anything! Q: You know how much faster the work would be done if EVERYONE was working?  A: 4 times faster, that's how fast!