The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-13
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 INFERIOR ROADS
Highways of Other States Much Superior to Those
 of Connecticut
Even the "State Roads, in Bad Condition-Advocacv of Use of Oil-Wasting Money on Roads Because Repairs Are Not Made When Needed.

Connecticut Citizen makes, in a letter to the Hartford Courant. a bit ter complaint of the condition of roads in this State. He says:
 A majority of the highways of Con- necticut, outside of few of our re- gently constructed state roads, are far inferior to anything in the adjacent states. The ordinary country roads through the Adirondacks. the back in Massachusetts. are far better than many of our through traffic highways. New Jersey has developed a magnifi- cent series of highways and is caring for them in an approved up-to-date manner by protecting them by oil, or tar products. as has also Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The policy of our Connecticut road builders seems to be to build road on certain specified tions which from use during the past years has proved to be inefficient to the motor traffic now to be encounter ed. There is hardly a road that has been built in Connecticut during the past few years that has been abe to stand up or stand the traffic given it for more than six or nine months, necessitating practically rebuilding the following year.
 The road from Milford to Bridgeport is almost impossible excepting at very low speed and even then all traffic is
 
 from Norwalk to Darien in places beg gars description and the road from Stamford to Greenwich is no better The new road from New Haven is still in process of construction to Milford and has already had considerable re- pair work lone since it was opened this spring. A large portion of this deterioration could easily have been avoided by an ordinary intelligent use of oil. Other states have seen the benefits nf lection and their highways have with stood wear infinitely better than any of our Connecticut roads. Even the new Berlin Turnpike in spots is all ing the provinces. the entertainment through the top surface. It seems strange that the Connecticut authori- ties considering the vast amount of money being spent on the public high ways, will not profit from the experi- ence of other and more successful road builders in our neighboring states. Ii is commonly known that our highway commission has been up to a very re- cent date strenuously opposed to the use of oil on any roads. although late this season it has been noticed that oil has been applied to a number of roads which have already begun to deteriOrate, but the full benefit of this treatment cannot be seen until prop erly redre5sa:1. It is certainly an un- fortunate condition of affairs that the state of Connecticut should waste such large sum in state highways wh ca judging from precedent must be re- built in the very near future. Other states establish a certain patrol tC keep their roads in proper condition and to remedy Immediately any de- fleets. Connecticut, on the other hand allows roads to entirely deteriorate be- fore any attention is paid to them While it is not the object of the writer to criticise personally our high way commissioner. it is still a perti- nent question to ask why he cannot with unlimited means at his oisposa profit from the experience of others who are building good roads in our immediate vicinity.