Paving delay frustrates residents of Tankwood Road in Wallingford

Wallingford resident Ken Cooley checks his mailbox outside of his Tankwood Road home. Town crews began the repaving process this fall but put off finishing it until spring due to the weather. | Eric Cotton/Record-Journal

Published: November 16, 2014 | Last Modified: November 18, 2014 09:00PM

By Leigh Tauss Record-Journal staff

WALLINGFORD Finishing the reconstruction of Tankwood Road in Wallingford will have to wait until spring due to frost and the seasonal closing of an asphalt supplier much to the dismay of residents unhappy with the roads condition.

The road is littered with potholes, ridges and rough patches. The sides of the street are lined with loose processed stone, which some residents worry will end up on lawns and driveways.

Public Works Director Henry McCully said the project consisted of stripping the road, replacing drainage systems and repaving. The road has already been stripped and the drains replaced, but repaving will be delayed. McCully said the project took longer than expected because of unanticipated work discovered only when crews began digging.

We had some unexpected repairs to do, McCully said. The sort of thing you run into once you start the project.

Tankwood Road is located north of Route 68, off North Farms Road. Ken Cooleys house is directly in front of a rough ridge in the street. He says he often hears drivers bottom out when they hit the ridge.

I wish they would finish it, Cooley said. It would make it a lot easier driving down this road.

Cooley said he is worried plows could strike the raised edges of recently installed storm drains.

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Paving delay frustrates residents of Tankwood Road in Wallingford