New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-21
TRAVEL CONDITIONS
ON STATE HIGHWAYS
Information for Motorists Who
Are Planning Weekend Trip

Hartford, sept si.-A hullstla eev.
sTlns conditions on highways in Con-
neesient was issued teday by the
state highway department. for the
nsnsht OF motorists. The report fell
le~s;
Flainyills-ceok street road closed.
Eherl deteuf on sood gnsadam read
Fsrisiol-sehoel stresl ender een-
strnellen. but one side OF road Is open
70 traffie,
Reconsideration Elm Tree Inn
east about one mile. road Is under
construction. but one side Of road is
open 10 tFafiie.
East Hartford and Manchester =
Silver Lane under construction. but u
open 10 traffic.
Wiilimantie road under
construction. Detour on parallel road
ever country road, Through traffic
Should avoid this road by going VIA
Andoyer.
Rocky Hlll-From Rocky Hill cen.
ter south. about one mile under cons
struetion. but road Is open for one
way traffic. Through traffic can
avoid this road by going Via Berlin,
Middletown and cromwell--Little
River Bridge under construction. but
old bridge Is being used. One way
traffic.
East Haddam--Town street under
construction. Road rough and should
be avoided, II possible.
New Milford and Kent-Housatonic
Valley road--The concrete Is all In
place between New Milford and Kent.
Concr ste is being laid through Kent
Center on the Main street. Traffic Ia
controlled by telephone during work.
Ing hours.
Kant-Thc Kent Center bridge IL
completed except the Amiestnc floor
Is not yet In place.
Danbury-Padanaram road. The
rough grading Is completed. and the
In crushed stone base Is being laid. |
Traffic is controlled In part by the
telephone and in part by q detour on
the east. which nearly parallels the
Klain road.
Woodbury--Bethlehem road. Steam
shovel grading is under construction.
and convenient detour is posted.
Bethlehem-Woodbu road. Steam
shovel aiding work has commenced
and the macadam surface is being
laid. No detours are necessary
Weston-Georgetown road. Mac
adam Is under construction. detour
Is available on the west
kent-Cornwall road. Work has
commenced on this road and con-
venient detour Is posted on the east
q hriJ &C Ell
ampton-Willimanti road. Sec
ton being reconstructed. Opea to
traffic. Travel from Danielson can
go via Dayvtlle Goodyear Abingdon to
Groton-Center Groton road--put-
ting down macadam surface course,
road passable but advise use of road
from Poquonoc to center Groton
Groton-Baptist Hill in Mystic
road closed from Baptist church to ,
foot of hill. Detour posted.
ralklnALebanon road Con-
structing bridge. Road closed Use :
cross road one mile north of intersec-
ton of lebanon road and Norwich
road as posted Note:
There Is bridge on this cross road
posted for four tons.
Putnam-Killingly road-Grading
being done. Road open to traffic.
Travel can detour via South Main
street, through stone arch bridge,
Town Park street to Attawaugan.
Observation-Disclosures road. I'm
Ter construction One way traffic .
should take road through WATERFOWL v
rom south of Thomaston. This road a
r good condition S
Torrington and Litchf1eld-Torring- Q
road One way traffic I
No detours. Roadway b
n good condition. Concrete all laid
Sharon and Salisbury--Housst a
liver road. Under construction. Road b
'pen for travel. "
New Hartford-Nepaug road Work 81
.nder construction. Open for travel. b
70 detours 1T present. II
Norfolk-Winsted road. Road I'M fl