Driving through Stowe village, it would be hard not to notice the wandering pit.
A few weeks ago, it was in front of Maplefields; last week, it was in front of Harrison’s Restaurant.
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Driving through Stowe village, it would be hard not to notice the wandering pit.
A few weeks ago, it was in front of Maplefields; last week, it was in front of Harrison’s Restaurant.
Now, it’s next to the Green Mountain Inn.
Workers from Dale E. Percy Inc. are digging the pit to lay conduit beneath where the village’s new sidewalks will be located.
That conduit, 16 inches in diameter, will house five utility lines that are now suspended on utility poles along Main Street. Next spring, those wires will go into conduits beneath the village’s new sidewalks.
The utility line relocation and sidewalk reconstruction are both financed with $6.6 million in bonds voters approved in November.
Last week, during the project’s night work between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., storm drains were installed between Maple Street and Stowe Community Church.
During the day, crews worked on the duct bank and sidewalk prep in front of 25 Main St., and finished work on the areas of Main Street where cement sidewalks have been poured. That included accent brick work, sod and line striping for parking spaces.
Landscaping is also popping up in the village, including grass strips between the curb and the accent bricks that line the new sidewalks.
Earlier this week, night work kept going through Tuesday, focusing on drainage on Maple Street, working from the intersection of Main and Maple streets down to 219 Maple St.
The detour around the village, on West Hill Road, Mayo Farm Road, Weeks Hill Road and Mountain Road, will still be in effect from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Local traffic will still be able to get to the village businesses and homes unless otherwise notified.
There will be no construction work tomorrow, July 4, or Friday, July 5.
Stowe’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration will include a parade on Main Street, beginning at 1 p.m.
Night work will resume at 7 p.m. July 7.
Questions about the construction work should go to Abby Earle, outreach coordinator for the project, at 253-7350.
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