Construction Update Cabot Danville US 2 Reconstruction FEGC F 028-3(26) C/2   Project Location:  The 1.4 mile project extends along US 2 from Last Road to Danville Hill Road in Cabot. This is a multi-year project with most of the work occurring in 2017/2018. Completion is scheduled for 2019. Expect traffic delays this week!  Traffic may be shifted to the new roadway alignment by the end of the week.   Week of November 6th, 2017 US 2 – East (Danville Side) of Goodrich’s Maple Farm Paving of the newly reconstructed area behind the barrier will continue this week.  Following paving, new guardrail and line striping will be installed. By the end of the week, the barriers will be removed and traffic may be shifted to the new roadway alignment. Alternating one-way traffic will be maintained for a construction package east of Goodrich’s Maple Farm.  Expect short delays. US 2 Bridge #88 (Near Folsom Farm) Replacement:   Crews will continue backfilling abutments and slopes.  The bridge beams for the new bridge may continue to be set this week as well.   Traffic impacts will be minimal at this construction operation. Traffic – Minor traffic delays can be expected this week. It is illegal in VT to use any handheld portable electronic devices while driving. The law carries fines of up to $200 with points assessed if the violation occurs in a work zone.  Contact Francine Perkins, Project Outreach Coordinator, FRP Enterprises, LLC with any questions or concerns with regards to the project at 802-479-6994.  Construction updates are posted at www.roadworkupdates.com  * * * * *      We have had a rainy day again today.  There was .74 in. in my rain gauge this morning, and it rained pretty steadily most of the rest of the day.  Aren't we glad this wasn't snow!        I don't look forward to changing the clocks on Saturday night - it really doesn't matter to me one way or the other whether we use Standard or Daylight time - I just wish we could stay with one or the other and not have to change clocks and adjust to being "off" an hour twice each year.  The actual number of daylight/nighttime hours is not going to change - it's just how we manage our time. We'll adjust, I'm sure, but it gives people something other than weather and politics to gripe about.      One a dreary, cloudy night like this, darkness comes quickly and early enough.       We stopped at White Market this morning when we were in St. Johnsbury.  We hardly ever go there without seeing one or two people we know, and this was no exception.  Today I saw Virginia Reed, a long-time friend both from when we lived in St. Johnsbury and also from when she and Russ had a cottage here at Joe's Pond.  Ginny is always upbeat and such a pleasure to know.  A few minutes after briefly greeting Ginny, I bumped into a former classmate from Cabot, Esther (Foster) Bona, who lives in Concord now.  It had been a while since I'd seen her, so it was very nice to catch up a little.  We made tentative plans to meet for lunch soon.  I'll try to coordinate with another schoolmate from Cabot, Mary (Blodgett) Fearon, who lives at the Colonial in St. Johnsbury.  The last time I saw Esther - this spring at Aubuchon Hardware - I got her phone number, but then I couldn't locate it.  She isn't listed in the phone book.  So now I have it, and won't lose it again.