So, the town of Franklin is in the midst of paving our street, finally! It's been in dire need for several years now and has been a patched, pothole mess for even longer. In typical fashion, and in my opinion, this project has been mishandled from the get-go. The town really should be ashamed!
Two years ago the town hired a contractor to install/replace the water main lines. That was done and the road was patched where it had been opened up. However, that contractor was terrible! They did a half-@ssed job in terms of the roadway and the collateral damage they did along the way. Even when it came to the looming and seeding they did, terrible.
I'm guessing the original contractor was hired to replace the water mains only and not repave the street, which is a very good thing, see my comments above. So, as mid-summer approached the town started taking bids from paving contractors to repave the street. Naturally, the town waits till the start of school to begin the work. So, now they're rushing to get "the section in front of the school" taken care of first and before the opening of school on Wednesday, September 3rd. The work at the school also includes new sidewalk: concrete sidewalks and granite curbing, as well as new center islands, which I'm guessing is to slow vehicle traffic. Today's Saturday of Labor Day weekend and they're out there working again today! Cutting awful close I'd say.
As the work was taking place up at the school they've also since removed the blacktop roadway down to dirt and stone. It's been this way for just over a week now. It's also been bone dry for a couple weeks too and the dust that gets stirred up from passing vehicles is God awful and flying everywhere and on everything! It's so bad that we can NOT open our windows to enjoy the wonderful Fall weather we've been having so not to coat the inside of the house too.
I'm complaining now and SUPER frustrated with the entire process and how it's been handled. That said I will be very happy when it's completed. However, we'll then be faced with another problem, again one the town has ignored over the years, the speeder! It's crazy the speed that some vehicles do now on the gravel road, which is only going to get worse once it's been paved.
Sadly, it'll take a tragedy before the town steps up and addresses the issue.
Looking South. Up Lincoln Street -
Looking North. Down Lincoln Street -
Example of the dust covering -
Excuse me while I go blow the dirt out of my nose from working in the yard.
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