The Smell of New Pavement in the Morning

What's not to love?
One of the better things that's happened lately has been the repaving of parts of 101. The beginning of the work was annoying because the road surface was gouged and uncomfortable to drive. Now, that the new surface is in place, it's a pleasure to drive. The road is so smooth. The contrast between the new surface and the old surface is very noticeable. As if to remind us without relying on our fragile memories, Caltrans has left patches of the old pavement interspersed with the new pavement in a few places like overpasses. They needn't have done that since a bigger contrast is further south on 101 where the road is the crummy old pavement. That can't be repaved fast enough -- some of the lanes seem to have ruts in them.
Hopefully, this new road surface stays smooth and shiny for a long time.