The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-21
CONSTRUCTION ON
MANY HIGHWAYS
BLOCKS TRAFFIC
State Road Department Sends
Out Warning
AUTOISTS NEED CAUTION
Almost Every Main Line Road In
Vermont Has a Repair or
Construction Job on 1t
NEED CAUTION

The state highway department
has issued statement as to road con.
struction jobs. That part relating to
work in the southern part OF the
state is given below. 1t is to be not
ed that the list does not include the
construction work in cities and vii
lafes
District No. 1. Bennington District.
Geo. w. Plumb, District Highway
Commissioner.
Bennington-Two and four-tenths
miles OF road construction between
Bennington and North Bennington
Detour as per signs.
Road and bridge construction one
mile north of Bennington Village on
road to Shaftsbury and Manchester
Road is closed. Detour as per signs
Arlington-Road and culvert con.
struction two miles south Of Airing
tonon road to Bennington. No de.
tour dequired except a short by.way
around culyert.
Dorset-Federal Aid construction
Project No. ~, extending from Man
chester-Dorset town line north for l3
miles. on main road between Manches
ter and Rutland. Work will be in
progress all the season. No detour re
quired at present
Pownal-Road construction mile2
south of Bennington Village on main
road to the Massachusetts line. No
detour necessary.
Peru-Road construction | 1-2 miles
east of Peru on main road to London.
derry No detour required
Winhall-Road construction miles
west Of Bondville on main road from
Manchester TO Jamaica and Towns
hend. No detour required.
District No 2, Wludham District
Robert Il. Coombs, District Highway
Commissioner
Whitingham-Road construction 3
miles south OF Jacksonville on road to
Health and Charlemont, Mass. No de.
tour required.
Wilmington-One mile OF road con
struction miles south of Whining
ton on road to Jacksonville. Kept in
good condition for traffic.
Dover-Road construction near
West Dover on road to Wilmington.
No detour necessary.
Somerset-Three-quarters Of mile
Of road construction just north OF
Searsburg- Somerset town line on road
to Somerset Dam. No detour neces'
sarr.
Newfane-Short piece of road con-
struction . miles west of South New.
fame on road to Dover No detour re.
quired.
Townsend Short piece OF road con
struction 1-2 miles south OF Town
shend on road to Newfane. Pass
able for all traffic.
One.half mile of road construction
miles north of Townshend on road
to Grafton. No detour necessary
characterization construction
south of West Dummerston on road
to Brattleboro. No detour required,
Federal Aid construction, Project
No. IA. 8 miles in length, miles
north of Brattleboro on Connecticut
River road to Bellows Falls. DetourI
as per signs.
Guilford-Federal Aid construction,
Project No. %, y miles in length on
main road between Brattleboro and
Bcrnardston. Mass. Detour is not re-
quired at present but will be later via
Northfeld. Mass.
Putney-Road construction miles
north of Putney on road to Westmin.
ster West, No detour necessary.
Westmnster-Roa construction
near Bellows Falls on road to Sax
tons River. passablc for all traffic
Guilford-Road construction be-
tween Guilford Center and Green
River No detour necessary.
District No. 3, Rutland District.
w. X. Bush. District Highway Com
missioner.
Rutland-Federal Aid construction,
Project No. %, | IA miles in length,
extending from south Of Rutland City
ON road to Ludlow via East Claren
don. No detour at present but will be
later.
Danby-Federal Aid construction
Project No. 10, extending south for
lS miles from Wallingford.Danby
town line, ON main line of travel be-
tween Rutland and Manchester.l Pass.
able for traffic at present.
Ira Bridge construction s miles
south Of Rutland City on road to Mid
dletown Springs Work nearly COZ.
pleted Temporary bridge accommo'
dates traffic
Sherburne-Federa Aid constrnc'
tion. Project No 10, 4 l.S miles in
length, extending south from Sher.
burne z. o. on road from Rutland to
Woodstock. Passable for traffic.