Roadwork season is never an easy one, especially when the work is taking place in multiple locations in the village and The Valley simultaneously.
This week was particularly trying for people trying to get from one end of Waitsfield to the other, even more trying if you had to do it multiple times. The waits were long, the lines of waiting cars were longer and getting in and out of the shopping centers and side streets was not easy.
One day this week, work was under way near Fiddlers Green, on Route 17 approaching the intersection, in Waitsfield Village near Full Circle Auto and on the bridge between Armstrong Road and Tremblay Road on Route 100.
Roadwork is a necessary evil and roadwork season is finite. Patience is required as well as courtesy toward the road workers as they improve our roads.
And while we are driving single file through our villages and our Valley, be vigilant about keeping an eye on what is happening in your rearview mirror. As hard as it is for us to get around during road construction season, it is even harder for emergency services personnel.
If you see emergency lights approaching from behind, pull over as soon as possible and wait. This can be challenging when traveling in a long single-file line of traffic with road equipment crowding one full lane and cars already driving on the shoulder.
We owe it to our emergency medical services and firefighting volunteers to get out of their way as quickly as possible so that they can get to where they are going and help those in need.
Minutes and seconds matter when responding to emergencies and fires and we need to make sure we're paying attention so that we don't delay help getting where it is needed ASAP.
Pull over for emergency responders, be kind to flaggers and each other and be patient!
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