This has been an ongoing issue with this bridge repair. I respectfully ask the town to communicate to the State dissatisfaction regarding the ongoing poor condition of this bridge roadway. Though the roadway has been patched now and then by the contractor, it seems to be a bare minimum. The many Chelmsford residents who travel on this poorly maintained one lane for what seems like a very drawn out project deserve better.

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Amen

The last time the road was patched, it was patched immediately before a snowstorm and was done so haphazardly that all the patching material was plowed up the next day. To call the patching efforts to date halfassed is an insult to halfassery.

This is a state road we will contact Mass DOT. Thank you

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I've called Mass DOT multiple times. Has the Town called to put some pressure on them as well? 857-368-4636. Option 1.

Last fall I was in direct contact with the Mass DOT Project Manager several times. He, in turn, communicated to the contractor and some minimal patching was done. This spring, the pothole issues continue. Multiple requests through this forum have resulted in some patching...and certainly the weather has been no friend to our cause here. I stand by my statement above regarding any patching that is being done is the bare minimum which results in the potholes coming back almost immediately...they are larger than ever now. I have to believe that the town has a larger voice than we individuals when it comes to this...the poor state of that road and the minimalist approach the DOT contractor has taken with insuring the single lane is a decent road surface really is something that the town should be ashamed of given the volume of TOWN traffic that goes over the bridge. I second Jeremy's plea to the town to take a stand here and make the DOT and their PM understand that minimalist patching is just not working.

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