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10 | 05 | 2013 VOLUME 18 | ISSUE 40
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Road’s quilted look part of focus on paving STEVE KANNON Patchwork quilts aren’t limited to sewing bees in Woolwich: they also apply to some of the township’s roads. See, for instance, recent paving work done on Whippoorwill Drive in Elmira, where new asphalt is mixed with some of the old tarmac for a twotone effect. While the work looks unfinished, it isn’t, as contractors simply ripped up the worst portions of the roadway and repaved them. “We had some significant rutting on Whippoorwill,” said engineering manager Richard Sigurdson, noting the work is part of a newly-implemented maintenance paving program that looks to extend the life of some roads before a full reconstruction or resurfacing has to be done. He said the work may look a little untidy, but it’s a cost-effective way to get another five or 10 years out of some roads before the much larger expense of full reconstruction. “The question is, where do you start and stop?” Sigurdson said of the “quilt-
The Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival hosted a large crowd on September 28. Clockwise from the left: Tiffany Bender and Ashley Kuiack, Tim Seyler, Aynsley Anderson and Garett Stevenson taste the famous fritters, Matthew Brahm enjoys the scenery, Emma and Justin Lichty. Centre: Line dancers from across the region. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
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