Note to Montague town officials: As a resident of the town of Montague, I appreciate the reverse 911 system to keep us well informed on road closures, trash pickup delays and other events that impact residents. I was disappointed and frustrated that this was not used to alert residents of the road work on the Canal and White Bridge.
Friday, July 22 the canal bridge was down to one lane for deck work. Police details had their hands full with steady traffic backing up in all three directions. Had you utilized the existing notification system, many Montague residents would have totally avoided the route. It was certainly a known repair since two police officers had been hired. In the future, please use the reverse 911 notification system to alert the residents when bridge work will be performed on either the canal or white bridge.
And, would someone please think about banning tractor trailers from using the route completely. I was sitting on the white bridge headed east into Turners Falls when a semi came down Third Street and had to swing the corner which was marked off to one lane. The police officer had to quickly move cones as he needed more than the single lane. When the truck passed my vehicle I could have reached out and been in a “touch a truck” event.
Ann Fisk
Montague