Each time the town paved Thundercastle Road, the height of that road was raised. Thundercastle road has been paved three times in the last however many years, which caused a rain run-off directly down our road. After our road was graded last year, our co-road commissioner consulted with a few local contractors to determine the problem and engineer a fix for it. Once the ditches were cleaned (last summer) and the culverts emptied it was easier to see how the rain (and rain run-off) affected the road, especially the hill.
Our intrepid contractor (John Cushing of Cushing Construction right here in Readfield), working with the co-road commissioner, formulated a plan to create a run-off point at the TOP of the hill, which, in theory, should then cause the run-off to actually run down the ditches and through the vegetation rather than down the middle of the road, thus stopping the wearing away of the hill.
We also installed 5 additional Speed Limit signs as a reminder to drivers that the speed limit on the road is 15mph. 
A BIG thank-you to John Cushing for doing such a good job - and for taking the time to work with us and help us to figure out how to spend our money wisely. (he can be contacted through his website here)
