Highway Department

Location: Town hall 2 Liberty Way
Phone: 603-424-4592

The Town of Litchfield Highway Department was actively involved in many road projects and worked tirelessly throughout the snow removal/winter maintenance sea­son. This part-time department has full-time responsibility and at all times operates with the interest of public safety as most important.

2004 accomplishments:

• The road projects completed as part of the 10-year Road Surface Management program were:

  • Finished the reclamation and finish overlay of Lance Avenue from Robyn Avenue to Century Lane intersection, including drainage -Reclaimed and finished a section of Woodhawk Way from the intersection of Mallard Court to Talent Road

  • Replaced culverts at Talent Road and Nakomo Drive

  • Overlay a section on Nesenkeag Drive

This Road Surface Management program ensures the integrity of the road surface condition for each road within the Town. It is a Road Surface preventative maintenance program.

• Completion of North extension of Albuquerque Ave. to 3A (Charles Bancroft Highway) and bike path, and a final coat of asphalt. This project was completed in Spring 2004.

• I continued to work with the Board of Selectman, the engineers and the Board of Selectman from the Town of Derry on the companion waste water treatment line under Coming Road. This Inter-Municipal agree­ment, tentatively scheduled to be installed in 2005, will be beneficial to the Town of Litchfield as a way to upgrade the road surface and correct the water drainage problem on Coming Road.

• The Town of Litchfield qualified for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) monies for a 2004 snowstorm. I was instrumental in preparing and submitting the appropriate documents and as a result the Town was reimbursed for over $17,000 for expenses incurred during that event.

• Supervised and approved new road projects: Moose Hollow Drive, Old Stage Road

• In the interest of public safety, I had the town's main roads re-striped, all town roads swept, and 35 standing dead trees removed from the road side to avoid possible accidents or damage.

• Supervised and coordinated the use of the Hillsborough County Work Assistance Program for 3 weeks to assist with brush cutting, spring clean up and scraping and painting of Town snow plows as annual preventative maintenance. This is a low cost program for the Town.

• I am a member of the Town of Litchfield Disaster Response Committee. As a key department head, I attended training for town preparedness in case of an emergency or disaster situation.

• As a member of the town Safety Committee, along with all other depart­ment heads, I work with the insurance carrier to ensure safe working environments for all town employees.

• The snow removal and winter maintenance season, as always, keeps us busy, due to the heavy level of precipitation. With a part time staff, The Town of Litchfield Highway Department takes pride in providing safe, clean roads for the transportation of all residents and students. I would like to thank all the people involved with this endeavor especially Gilles Fauteux, of the Litchfield Highway Department and all of our contractors:

  • M.J. Anger Enterprises Inc. ; Mark Anger, Ron Buxton, Felix Farley

  • Eagle Paving: Mark Reilly, Dan Hoghland

  • Digger D's Landscape ; Dan Vaillancourt, Doug St. Laurent

  • Keith Pierce

  • Joe Reed

  • Jonathan Anger

  • Buck's Landscaping ; Clifford Hibbard

The above men are hard working and conscientious. The snow removal/winter season would not be possible with out their help. I value their professionalism. It has made the task enjoyable.

I would like to thank all the departments in the Town for their assistance, including Police Chief Joseph O'Brion and his department as well as Fire Chief, Torn Schofield and his department, the Town administrative office staff Terry Brodeaur, Lori Dogopoulos and Cecile Durocher. I owe special thanks to Town Clerk Diane Jerry and her staff Patricia Gibeault and Claire Croteau along with Joan McKibben from the Planning Board.

I look forward to a continued close working relationship with the Board of Selectman and to my Board of Selectman liaison Cecil Williams.

As always, special thanks must be expressed to Mr. Roland Bergeron who continues to support and mentor me in all aspects of the Road Agent position. He has greatly assisted me in many of the road projects and designs and continues to be an asset to the Town of Litchfield.

Working with many residents over the years has been the most rewarding part of this position and I thank all of the residents for supporting the Highway Department.

Respectfully submitted, Gerard 1. DeCosta, Road Agent