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Greenwich resident Daniel F. Good responds to the Department of Transportation's news that tree removal on the Merritt Parkway will last at least two more summers.

To the Editor:

As stated in the paper, tree removal will take place for this summer and the next two.Presently, there is constant and daily bumper-to-bumper traffic on the parkway withendless vehicles burning thousand and thousands of gallons of gas going nowhere.

Simply stated: Why doesn't the DOT work at night - from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. with half-hours time for a meal break. Pay the staff overtime, which would be the equivalent of 42 hoursstraight time. Or a shift differential and have them work a modified five night week.

Working at night would minimize traffic being backed up since drivers would know thatwork is going on every night for tree removal. This would help to save the environment from excess burning of fuel.

Send out small crews a week or so ahead of time to spray paint the trees to be removed usingflorescent paint for easy identification. Maximize productivity while people are sleeping and minimizetraffic problems.

Additional consideration could be given to the crews to work five nights a week but shorten Fridaynight hours from midnight to 5:30 a.m., since people tend to drive late Friday evening getting away for theweekend.

There are various scenarios the DOT could come up with. Let's be practical, efficient, attention to road conditions, sensitivity to motorists.

Last but not least, the DOT is ongoingly working on half the service areas on both sides of the parkway.While driving you have to be careful not to run out of gas. It's even hard to find one conveniently open tostop, stretch your legs and visit the facilities and for some refreshment.The few that are open are overwhelmedwith motorists.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Fairfield County commuters better get used to traffic jams on the Merritt Parkway caused by tree removal for the rest of this summer -- and next summer. And the next.

That's the word from Connecticut Department of Transportation spokesman Kevin Nursick, who said Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy and this winter's blizzard have forced the state's hand to take drastic measures in tree removal on one of the state's most scenic highways.

After a hurricane assessment report was presented to Gov. Dannel Malloy and the Department of Transportation after those storms, the state decided that all trees within 30 feet of the edge of the asphalt that "pose a safety concern" must be removed in anticipation of future storms.

Since Sandy, the state has doubled its tree crew personnel from 25 to 50 and its budget from $1 million to $2 million per year.

"This is the picture all around the state," Nursick said. "We have a lot of tree work to do, and we've been doing it in earnest."

The crews are wrapping up removal on the northbound side of the Merritt in New Canaan and Westport. Tree removal will begin on the southbound side from Westport to Greenwich once the northbound project is complete. That work will last the rest of the summer and is sure to tie up traffic throughout Fairfield County.

Although many people have shared concerns about the aesthetics of removing the trees from along the Merritt, Nursick said the safety of drivers and keeping the parkway open are the state's top priorities.

"The Merritt Parkway leads the state, by far, in car-versus-tree incidents," he said. "We don't say, 'Let's lower our safety level because it's special.' We don't do that in this business. Safety comes first, aesthetics comes second."

Nursick also said it was "unacceptable" for the parkway to be closed for two days again as it was in the previous storms, considering the importance of the state in the road.

"People have seen the price that we pay in these storms, particularly on the Merritt Parkway, with trees falling," he said.

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The Big Country has seen some nasty weather this week and the evidence is just about everywhere you look. Residents are working to clean up their yards and homes after high winds and rain knocked over trees and blew off roofs.

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Business has significantly picked up for companies that trim and haul away trees. Truck after truck lined up Thursday to drop tree limbs off at the Abilene Recycling Center.

"As great as it is to see an upswing in business you don't want damage to your trees like that," said Jeremy Voss, co-owner of God's Care Landscaping. He said many homeowners have wondered if their damaged trees will make it.

"Will the tree survive, will the tree die? Most anybody can come out there with a chainsaw and a trailer and load up your limbs and take it off but it's really good when you can call someone who knows about trees," said Voss.

ISA Certified Arborist and owner of Broken Willow Tree Removal Bruce Kreitler said the trees around the Big Country were already weak from past droughts, and 80 mile per hour straight line winds took a lot of them over the edge.

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"We've dealt with a lot of trees where we have removed the broken pieces from the canopy and I'm fairly comfortable saying that those trees will go on and in 10 to 15 years it would take someone who knows as much about trees as I do to even detect there was ever a problem," said Kreitler.

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