Jackhammer Time!
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They must coordinate with each other - we see this all the time. They ensure that no underground work gets done until new pavement is installed. This way they tear it up, destroy it and guarantee that it will need to be repaved sooner.
Notice how low that 30" cone sits in the hole? That's because over time the rim that supports the actual circular manhole cover gets further down as the pavement builds up. Oftentimes when it reaches a certain height difference they install a riser ring of 4" to 8" in height where the old cover was and the cover will fit on top of the new ring, making it level with the pavement. The cement holds the ring down better than asphalt.
A few years ago the railroad spent all weekend repaving the approach to the tracks and installed nice hardware that made the transition over the tracks perfect. You could go over those tracks at 40mph and not feal anything. Four days later, the county road crew came in and dug the new approaches up and then repaved it. You can't go more than 20 over those tracks now without blowing a tire. It has been like that since.
The county didn't do any paving at the actual tracks, did they? If they did, I'm very surprised the RR didn't get super bent out of shape about that.
In most parts of the country, the RR's bureaucracy is so entrenched, they make the Feds look like amateurs. It's because they've been around since the 1800's and own pretty much all the right-of-way on both sides of the tracks for a pretty good distance.
Against the tracks, no. A few feet from the tracks, yes. See the photo below. The hardware in between the tracks and similar ones on either side were place by the railroad. They also repaved the areas on either side of the tracks that are a little darker than the road and the track hardware. It was well done and smooth as silk. Then the county road crew came in and dug up the repaved areas between the hardware and the road. Then filled it back in and it was no longer smooth. It was a crappy job and the transition from roadway to that repaved area and then to the tracks was a bumpy mess and was no longer smooth between the pieces.
Wow, that can be maddening. I've seen that kind of poor workmanship here as well.
You'll be traveling along on a nice, pristine road on smooth as silk pavement, not but a few months old then BANG! Your right front wheel hits a 2 ft. x 3 ft. patch that has sunk 6" . It's likely where a waterline was repaired (half-ass, no doubt). The patch sunk in because of a lack of back-filling and compacting properly before the final patch, they just shovel in some of the dirt that was removed and then top it off with cold patch asphalt mix. Drives me nuts.
I have to say watching those guys in the second video laying down the black top was like watching a perfectly timed machine. Every person had a job, knew their role, executed the same to the Nth degree!
Like others said, only to have that hard work and perfect job ruined by incompetent fools just looking out for job security! 
No offence to anyone but glad to see this kind of shit show is seen all over North America . . .
I could write an entire book about the waste and incompetence of the idiots that work and run this city!
NOTE: It should be clear, I have no issues about the two guys making the hole. Everything they were doing was Job 1 and they are simply completing the days work schedule outlined by some asshat!
Our tax dollars, at it's finest.