The resurfacing of the remainder of Rt. 57 (Sandisfield Road) is set to begin the first or second week of July, as announced by the Select Board. That is the section from the bottom of the Transfer Station hill to the connection with Rt. 8 in New Boston.

    Examination of two major culverts (one near Leavenworth’s place at River Road and another closer to New Boston) has been completed. Surveyors are expected to begin their work July 10.

    No detours are planned. Paving will be completed one lane at a time with traffic diverted to the other lane.

(Image: Town of Sandisfield)

    After all, if the City of New York can construct an entirely new 2-mile lane on the elevated Brooklyn-Queens Expressway without closing the BQE even for an hour – and if Minneapolis can rebuild the collapsed I-35W bridge across the Mississippi River in 12 months – it should be possible to resurface 57 in Sandisfield in one summer without resorting to a detour over River Road or up and down Silverbrook Road. After all, the Transfer Station hill was resurfaced smoothly and perfectly one lane at a time without requiring a detour along Lower West Street.

    Visit www.sandisfieldma.gov for updates.