As mobus seems to be suggesting, at least around here they like to fill and "top dress" worn out roads. This lasts about 6 months and also makes life much more dangerous for cyclists and bikers, because the first step is to prep the surface, buggering it up, and once "dressed", the road ends up covered in a solid sheet of gravel.
As an added bonus, the cars then drift the gravel into little piles so that when you cross one on any kind of bike you completely lose traction. After 6 months, some of the gravel will be left, but the old, shiny road surface will be re-exposed.
On the plus side, the broken surface resulting from this gives a real MX feel to my commute. Sit up, stick a leg out and wiggle sideways through the corner. But frankly I'd prefer some f*cking shellgrip... you car driving bastards.
