The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-03

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jects on the main traleved highway.
gestions as to routings has beer
prepared by Socony Touring Service
Main routes not specifically men.
toned may be assumed to be in gen.
orally satisfactory condition.
This reason Socony road men are
noting a marked improvement in
travelling conditions on projects
where traffic is m a n a n e d.
! Throughout New England contract
ors and state officials are doing
everything possible to minimize
the delays and other Inconvenience
which are necessarily in evidence
when roads must be kept open to
traffic during construction opera
| tions.
CONNECTICUT
Route 3-Concrete all in on new
| line from Middlebury west to U. S.
and opening expected in near flu
ture; at present traffic uses old road
with no interference. Bolton Notch
east through Coventry. under con-
struction; through traffic Hartford
to Willimantic avoids this by follow
| ing U. S. 6.
Route 8-Torrington to Winsted,
five miles complete reconstruction,
largely over new alignment; to elm
mate possibility of delays through
traffic should use other state routes.
Route 12-Jewett City to Green
willie closed with traffic routed over
first class parallel road through
Newent.
Route 111-East Hampton to
| Marlboro, grading for concrete,
,,tnrl.
ditions good.
Route 1928 New Milford to
Woodville, complete reconstruction
with conditions poor; Danbury-Tor-
| rington traffic should go via Sandy
I Hook, Watertown and Thomaston
or via New Milford, Kent, Corn
wall Bridge and Goshen.
| MAINE
| U, S. 1-Ogunquit to Wells, four
miles grading for concrete with
traffic maintained subject to delay.
Wells north toward Kennebunk.
three miles concreting; southbound
| lane completed and in use; north
bound lane scheduled for compile
ton about July is. Yarmouth to
Brunswick, eight miles concrete
construction; greater part of work
is avoided by using fair detoul
posted through South Freeport
three miles new road at upper END
of project scheduled to be in use
by July a. Woolwich to Wiscasset
six miles heavy grading, about hall
over new right of way; delays prob
able. Three miles construction In
town of Warren with good detoui
available over parallel road through
Portland to Bangor advised to take
inside" route via Auburn, Lewis
ton, Augusta, Waterville and Pitts
field.
u. S. 2-Gilead to Bethel, -four
miles construction, largely over new
right of way; there should be no de-
lay but conditions may be rougf
from time to time. Carmel. three
miles under construction; traffic de.
toured over good local tarred roads
to the north.
Route 116-Poland to Casco
heavy grading for five miles; con
ditions only fair and other route:
are advised.
MASSACHUSETTS
Route 3-kingston north, con
struction for eight miles; through
traffic has good optional routes
posted over parallel roads.
U, S. 6-North Swansea east to-
ward Fall River, widening for 81,
miles; traffic maintained under
good conditions; through traffic
Providence to Cape Cod has goot
optional route via Taunton anc
Middleboro.
u. S. 20-West Beckett to Benny
Rigg Four Corners, conditions are
poor at several points where there
are varying stages of construction
through traffic from Albany tt
Worcester or Boston should use
Mohawk Trail MASS p through
the Berkshires, Through traffic
Worcester to Boston advised to us'
Route lis to avoid six miles con
struction west Of Marlboro.
Route 100 y Windsor to Eas
Windsor, two miles under construc
ton with delays probable until mid
die of July.
Route 14O-Milford south, heavy
grading for 3k miles; traffic main
tanned under poor to fair conditions
Milford north, surfacing completed
NEW HAMPSHIRE
u. S. Jefferson Village west tt
jefferson town line; four mile
heavy grading for concrete con
struction; poorest sections may b.
avoided by detouring over oil-grave
road to the north. Work east O
jefferson Village scheduled to star
shortly.
| U. S. 3-Franklin east through
Tilton, grading started; through
traffic advised to use optional rout'
north of main road. Plymouth
south, one mile grading for con
crete, conditions poor to fair.
I u. S. 3-4-Franklin south fol
four miles, contract has been lie
for raising grade and resurfacing
when work starts, optional routes
will be posted.
Route 3A-West Plymouth south
heavy grading; traffic advised t.
use good optional route postet
through Plymouth, Ashland ant
New Hampton to Bristol.
Route 11-Franklin west, new
road is being built to the north o
Webster Lake; at junction Of new
and old routes west of Webster LAX
conditions are poor for about on,
mile. Newport east to Wendell
them by the Pratt and Whitne,
Aircraft corporation, the Detroi
Aircraft company and Florence c
Hall, wealthy oklahoma oil operat
or who backed the flight.