Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-12
ANNOUNCES ROAD WORK
For Benefit Of Tourists, Highway
Commissioner Bates Describes
improvements


Montpelier. Aug. BIS. B. Bates, State
highway commissioner, has issued the
following statement for the benefit of
tourists as to where road construction
Is under way:
Manchester Village-Street construc-
ton going on. Detour on side street Is
necessary.
Marlboro-on road from Bennington to
Brattleboro. Federal aid construction
Road is passable.
Brattleboro-On road from Bennington
to Brattleboro. Road construction in prog
ress considerable of the distance between
West Brattleboro and Marlboro town
lines. Road Is passable.
Chester-Between Gassett's Station and
North Springfield on road from Spring
field to Cavandish. Road construction
Advisable to detour via Chester Depot.
Cavendish-Between Cavendish and AS
cutneyvflle Road construction. Detour
via Felchville.
Windsor-west Of Windsor toward
Reading. Road construction. Detour via
road to the south.
Pomfret-On road from Woodstock to
Bethel via Barnard. Bridge construction.
Temporary detour around work.
Bethel-Bridge construction one mile
south Of Bethel. Through traffic from
Rutland toward Randolph and Mont
pelier. detour to west side of river at
Gaysville or from the north going toward
Rutland take west side road at Bethel.
Traffic from White River Junction and
Woodstock via Barnard coming north
from Bethel or traffic from north of
Bethel going south via Barnard will de-
tour by hill road to the east Of the work
as per signs.
hAr hi. TeA at ~,
Progress south of Sherburne. P. Q. On
road between Rutland and Woodstock.
Road is kept in good condition for travel.
Rutland-On main road from Rutland
TO Chittenden. Bridge repairs 2 12 miles
north Of Rutland. Detour is necessary
via main road between Rutland and Mem
don for four miles and then by town road
for two miles on to main road to Chit
tenden.
Middlebury-west toward Bridport and
West Bridport ferry. Twelve hundred feet
Of road under repair. Road passable.
Bridport-On road between Bridport and
Middlebury, two miles east Of Bridport
village. Bridge construction. Passable.
Fairlee-On road between White River
Junction and Wells River. Federal aid
construction Detour to the west via Lake
| Morey or TO the east via New Hampshire
State road
Newbury-Bridge construction. Three
miles west Of Wells River on road lead
ing toward South Ryegate. Barre and
Montpelier. Temporary detour provided
Barre-,On south Main street leading to-
ward Williamstown. Bridge construction
| Temporary detour around work.
Montpelier-On Mortified street. lead
ing toward Mortified, Randolph and
Bethel. Excavation for retaining wall
Road psssable, but drive slowly Advisa
| BILE for heavy trucks to detour via Mont
pelier Junction.
East Montpeler-On road from Mont
pelier to Hardwick and Danvlle. Fedora
aid construction. Detour necessary. Either
via town hall to East Montpelier as pei
| detour signs or via Barre.
Willston-On road from Montpelier Il
Burlington. Federal aid construction. De
signs.
Winooski-On road between Burlington
and Essex Junction, Federal aid construc
ton. Job completed and road now open TO
travel
Stowe-Road TO Mt. Mansfield. Bridg'
| construction. Temporary detour arounc
bridge accommodates all traffic.
Colchester-On Sunderland Hollow roat
between Burlington and Sand Bar Bridge
Grading at point one mile north o
Winooski village. No detour required a
present but will be later.
Swanton-Road from Swanton villag
to East Alburg ferry. North road rough
Road 70 the south via McQuam Bay il
better at present
st. Albans-Lake shore road from st
Adams Bay along McQuam Bay is some
what out of repair. Road is better a
present via 81 Adams city and Swan
ton village.
Irasbure-On road from Newport Il
Orleans. Federal aid construction, thre
miles in length. No detour required.
Newport--On road from Newport Cen
ter toward North Troy Slide being re
paired Road passabe
Barton-Two and one-half miles ives
Of Barton village on road to West Glove
and Cratsbury. Road construction II
progress. No detour necessary.
Wheelock-Bridee construction FRS
bridge east Of wheelock village on roa
toward Lyndon and Lyndonvile. Shor
detour provided.
West Topsham-Bridge under construc
ton. Short detour.
Vergennes-Main street under recon
struction. Steam roller being used n
, detour.