BRATTLEBORO — The new bridge over the West River is lovely. The one over Upper Dummerston Road is also attractively executed.
It appears that the work on and around this latter bridge is completed, as I see nothing being done now.
It is time for the “Road Work Ahead” and “End of Road Work” signs to be removed from the side of the road. Is this removal the responsibility of the construction company, or the state, or the county, or the town?
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