To the Editor of the New Canaan Sentinel,
For as long as you launched your paper, you & your journalists have done a pretty decent job of covering updates on everything from who’s running for town offices, to town finances & taxes, and other general topics, but very little has been written on the subject of New Canaan’s infrastructure that seems to have been almost forgotten. Here are my concerns & callouts.
The roads, i.e., Elm Street, Forest & Pine Street to mention just a few are in terrible shape and are basically an eye sore – and now even Norwalk’s & Stamford’s roads are in better condition. Imagine that. And now that the water & gas lines have been dug up and completed, these roads have been left with numerous patches and potholes, with no hope of being smoothed over.
And just as frustrating, when it seems that all of the digging is over, here comes new trenches, uneven road surfaces and bumps on Elm Street and on Rte 123 @ Little Brook Road after some of these roads have been resurfaced. How is it these new projects pop up all of sudden or are not scheduled with all the others before everything is smoothed over? It seems like the planning department should have a better master plan than just leaving it up to whomever needs to add something. And when is the bump on Rte 123 going to get filled in?
And finally – what’s with the little square holes/ patches that are up & down South Avenue? This roadway was finally looking pretty decent and now this.
Knowing that, can you pin down the folks in Town Hall or the Highway Department or in Planning for some updates on these and let us know what’s going on & when we can expect our roads to be resurfaced?
Thank you,
Joe Berta
