I also suspect it's final, but a bunch of people are "insisting" it "must be temporary". I agree that it's less than optimal, but I cannot fathom that they would have put down asphalt only to rip it up and put wider asphalt down in the same configuration at some later date.
Can you elaborate on your comment "P3 at work."?
Can you elaborate on your comment "P3 at work."?