Roads

upthesaukee · 04-16-2007, 09:57 PM

this morning going to work at 6:30ish, there was water across the road in Farmington where Spring St comes into Rte 11, just east of the New Durham - Farmington line. More of a puddle with very little water movement. Different story just west of the Walmart in Rochester on Rte 11. Starting around where the two model homes are in Framington, where the speed limit goes back up to 55, the traffic was at a crawl to the area of the used car dealers on the south side of the road just west of Walmart. Water running across the road, not deep, but moving fast in some areas. Actually witnessed a guy in a car going westbound, moving like the proverbial bat outta ...., hit the water, then hit his brakes, then hydroplaned off the road into the ditch, remaing rightside up, and did not appear to be injured (guy in a van behind him stopped, and was talking to him). Had water problems in Alton on the hill going from "uptown" down toward the bay where the Letter S road comes in. All the work they did last year stabilizing almost was for naught, and had to be re-rocked! Rand Hill road in Alton Bay, which takes you up to Alton Mt Rd, was flooded just below the "Bay Church", with the fire dept trying to pump it out. Further west on Rand Hill, the south side of the road is partially washed out. Thought I may have spend a night in Rochester, but was able to get out ok.

Wife was in Wolfeboro, and said there was washout damage where rte 28 narrows down going down to Weston Auto body, and also from Kingswood to Huggins.

All in all, lots of work for the state and local highway crews

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04-16-2007, 09:57 PM	#10
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,615 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,987 Times in 1,087 Posts	Alton to Rochester and Back this morning going to work at 6:30ish, there was water across the road in Farmington where Spring St comes into Rte 11, just east of the New Durham - Farmington line. More of a puddle with very little water movement. Different story just west of the Walmart in Rochester on Rte 11. Starting around where the two model homes are in Framington, where the speed limit goes back up to 55, the traffic was at a crawl to the area of the used car dealers on the south side of the road just west of Walmart. Water running across the road, not deep, but moving fast in some areas. Actually witnessed a guy in a car going westbound, moving like the proverbial bat outta ...., hit the water, then hit his brakes, then hydroplaned off the road into the ditch, remaing rightside up, and did not appear to be injured (guy in a van behind him stopped, and was talking to him). Had water problems in Alton on the hill going from "uptown" down toward the bay where the Letter S road comes in. All the work they did last year stabilizing almost was for naught, and had to be re-rocked! Rand Hill road in Alton Bay, which takes you up to Alton Mt Rd, was flooded just below the "Bay Church", with the fire dept trying to pump it out. Further west on Rand Hill, the south side of the road is partially washed out. Thought I may have spend a night in Rochester, but was able to get out ok. Wife was in Wolfeboro, and said there was washout damage where rte 28 narrows down going down to Weston Auto body, and also from Kingswood to Huggins. All in all, lots of work for the state and local highway crews . __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!