UPDATES, ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEWS from the TOWN OF PEACHAM. (If you want to be notified of blog updates, submit your email address below - it will remain confidential.)
Monday, June 6, 2011
Additional Update 6/6/11
A very significant section of Rake Factory Road is completely washed out so that road joins our list of closed roads.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Storm Aftermath
The damage to town roads from the 5/27 storm & flooding is more extensive than many realize. Please be patient & help spread the word. Roads closed and severely damaged are listed in posts below. Other road hazards can appear suddenly:
- sides of roads may be undercut & narrow;
- there may be sinkholes and washboarding;
- current temporary repairs are quick & rough with large stones.
Additional signs and cones have not arrived yet. Please understand that our road crew – along with other contractors hired temporarily – are working exhausting hours under grueling conditions.
> We ask you do not stop to ask for favors. Conversations add up and cost money for each delay.
> The crew will also be in triage mode well into the summer. We prioritize repairs based on a number of factors including safety, school bus routes, main arteries, availability of materials (quarries are running low) & other factors. You can leave messages at the Town Garage 592-3101.
Regular summer road maintenance such as spraying chloride to keep dust down will happen late, if at all. We're sorry for the inconvenience.
Another reminder: most rights-of-way for public roads are 49.5 feet. We recommend you not plant or place anything within the right of way or it is likely to get damaged, graveled or plowed over. Some items could also pose a hazard to other drivers and vehicles. We sometimes overlook encroachments, but extraordinary events like this mean we may need to enforce public rights and get lanes passable without delay.
VT Route 2 near the Goodrich Maple Farm appears to be open again.
Some examples of Peacham's road damage:
- sides of roads may be undercut & narrow;
- there may be sinkholes and washboarding;
- current temporary repairs are quick & rough with large stones.
Additional signs and cones have not arrived yet. Please understand that our road crew – along with other contractors hired temporarily – are working exhausting hours under grueling conditions.
> We ask you do not stop to ask for favors. Conversations add up and cost money for each delay.
> The crew will also be in triage mode well into the summer. We prioritize repairs based on a number of factors including safety, school bus routes, main arteries, availability of materials (quarries are running low) & other factors. You can leave messages at the Town Garage 592-3101.
Regular summer road maintenance such as spraying chloride to keep dust down will happen late, if at all. We're sorry for the inconvenience.
Another reminder: most rights-of-way for public roads are 49.5 feet. We recommend you not plant or place anything within the right of way or it is likely to get damaged, graveled or plowed over. Some items could also pose a hazard to other drivers and vehicles. We sometimes overlook encroachments, but extraordinary events like this mean we may need to enforce public rights and get lanes passable without delay.
VT Route 2 near the Goodrich Maple Farm appears to be open again.
Some examples of Peacham's road damage:
Roads Closed
The following roads or sections of roads are still closed:
1. Aiken Farm Road- the entire Peacham section
2. Old Cemetery Road- from Willow Brook Road to Don Moore’s driveway-
currently passable for emergency vehicles
3. Willow Brook Road- the entire road
4. County Road from Keenan’s to Goss’s
5. Bayley Hazen Road (Ski Tow Road) from the blacktop to Ewell’s Mills Rd.
6. Governor Mattocks Road- entire length
7. Farrow Farm Road- washout at Barnet town line
8. Morrison Hill Road- class 4 section
9. Rake Factory Brook road
Roads with Severe Damage
The following roads are severely damaged. These roads have at least one lane open. We're not able to offer a time frame for permanent repairs at the moment. (They are listed in no particular order.)
1. Macks Mountain Road
2. Slack Street
3. Ewell’s Mill Road
4. Bayley Hazen Road
5. Hollow Woods Road
6. Blanchard Hill Road
7. East Peacham Road
8. Old County Road
9. Hookerville Cutoff
10. Somers Road
11. Thaddeus Stevens Road
12. Way Road
13. Green Bay Loop
14. The Great Road
15. Peacham-Barnet Road
16. Keiser Pond Road
17. Penny Street
18. Ha’Penny Road
19. Maple Tree Lane
20. Academy Hill Road
21. Stevenson Road
22. Young Farm Road
23. Peacham Pond Road
24. Onion Point Road
25. The Lane
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