New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
WOULD ASK STATE
\, TO FIX UP ROAD
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Highway in Berlin May Have to
ID. Bear Brunt Of Travel
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LANDMARK Is GONE
Tree on Worthington Ridge-Farm-
ington Avenue Corner Brought to
Ground-Kensingto Boys Club
to Play East Berlin-ltems.

Town officials are anxious that the
attention of the. state highway de-
partment be called soon to the need
of reconditioning of the back road
to New Britain, from Upson's cor
ner to Ayery's corner. This highway,
although owned by the town, is sub
iect to state and in that the road will
be used to relieve traffic on Beach
Swamp road during construction ac-
tivities on that route. 1t is possible
that the state will begin operations
towards the reconditioning of the
back road with the beginning of road
construction on the main thorough
fare although no notice of such a
move has been received by town Of
ficials' yet.
In the meantime, the highway has
been receiving extraordinarily heavy
traffic to and from New Britain be-
cause of the poor condition of the
Beach Swamp road. The road, which
is only dirt highway, has suffered
considerably under the heavy pound
of trucks and private cars and is at
present in a deplorable and almost
impassible condition. Large ruts eX-
tend completely across the road and
passage through the thoroughfare
consists of series of bumps and
jolts which have done damage to
more than one unwary machine. In
wet weather the road dissolves into
a mass of mud which becomes al
most impregnable to heavy traffic.
While 1t is admitted by local resi-
dents that the road is not deserving
of extensive expensive activities, it is
generally believed that the question
of who will have charge of fixing the
road should be answered in the near
future and one of the two sources
of relief should begin operations.
Supplementary relief should be af-
forded the highway to relieve exist
ing conditions and anticipate what
is to come. Patching or the laying
of top covering would greatly re-
duce the hazard the road now de-
sents, motorists claim, and would
speed up traffic through the town to
a great extent, taking the strain of
the heaviest traffic from the con-
struction area.
In case the Beach Swamp road is
completely closed. which is more
than likely as construction activities
continue TO make the road more diff
ficult to passing machines, the back
road would receive all the New Brit
ain traffic. That the town should
relieve conditions before the heavy
traffic makes operations difficult is
pointed out by local residents
The towns road building program
touched Hudson street today when
the road gang spent the day in
patching the surface Of the thor
oughfare. Hudson street has long
been deserving of attention and Ber-
lnites are relieved to find the road
passible once more. kensington and
Blue Hills are now calling for help,
the roads in that vicinity suffering
greatly from the recent storms,
shoulders being washed away by the
rains and roads pitted by streams of
water. Town officials are satisfying
pleas for relief as fast as their IA
cilities permit, according to state
ments from the town fathers, and
patience is requested In cases where
neglect seems exiAtAnA