Residents press board on beaver dams and culvert risks; engineering review planned
Residents warned debris and beaver-related berming near a culvert could threaten a local road; the agency said its fisheries biologist and engineers will inspect and consider fixes such as buried pipes, bottomless arch culverts or raising the road.
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Multiple residents told the Select Board that debris and beaver activity have created a berm upstream of a culvert that is pushing water toward the road and could endanger the roadway if the berm fails. One resident described the berm as a built-up debris berm that could let large volumes of water move toward the road if it breaks, and said, "If any of those break, our road is gonna go bye bye."
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