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Town Road Commissioner warns of aging culverts, sinkholes and maintenance backlog
Summary
Road Commissioner Dave Sears reported multiple culvert failures, recent sinkholes and an inventory showing over 700 culverts; limited contractor time means only about 10% were cleared during a recent cleanup week and the department will seek budget solutions to accelerate work.
Dave Sears, the town road commissioner, told the Select Board on Oct. 22 that post‑road sidewalk work revealed a culvert failure and related sinkhole near Monette Terrace and that the town repaired several culverts and paved affected areas.
Sears said last fall the town inventoried more than 700 culverts and that an earlier one‑week…
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