Palmer residents in disbelief drove alongside Rondeau Road: cones, rocks, ditches and frost heaves are seen all alongside the way in which.
PALMER, MA (WGGB/WSHM)–Palmer residents are annoyed about unkept street circumstances after the heavy rain and flooding from final month added to the numerous injury. One viewer reached out to our newsroom, involved the city has no plans to restore the roads right now.
“This street is dangerous, it’s acquired to be fastened. I imply oh my god,” stated Pete of Palmer.
Palmer residents in disbelief drove alongside Rondeau Road: cones, rocks, ditches and frost heaves are seen all alongside the way in which.
“They’ve been utilizing band-aids for 30 years,” stated Ann Ryan of Ryan of Palmer.
Ryan lives off the road on Olney Highway. The long-time resident informed Western Mass Information the city has accomplished short-term fixes however has by no means totally addressed the unsafe street circumstances within the space.
“They dig ditches and fill them with rocks,” stated Ryan.
She stated the injury on the uphill road was solely worsening with the latest heavy rain and flooding through the month of July.
“It washed it proper out, we could not rise up or down the street. my daughter was imagined to fly out of Logan that evening and we could not go down the street so she needed to change her flight,” stated Ryan.
Ryan stated the makeshift repairs make it tough for 2 vehicles to cross safely on the road.
“Like I’ll cease and pull over however on the sting of the street…On the sting of the street, there’s this far of a drop-off, the place they stuffed in with these massive enormous pointy rocks,” stated Ryan.
We additionally spoke to many residents who had been pushed up and down the road they usually shared the identical message as Ryan, these points must be addressed by the winter.
“My largest concern is that when it snows, and the snow covers the ravines which can be in place now, that somebody goes to fall into the ravine and get caught,” stated Ryan.
Ryan informed us she has taken her issues to the city supervisor, his response:
“He stated the primary drawback is we do not know if it’s a city street or not,” stated Ryan.
Western Mass Information reached out to the city supervisor and the division of public works for remark, we’ve not but heard again.
Nevertheless, storm injury is on the agenda for the subsequent city assembly in Palmer scheduled for Monday, August ninth.
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