VERNON, CT — A Vernon Department of Public Works Crew was hustling up-and-down a major road that leads to both an elementary school and the middle school Wednesday to paint temporary crosswalks and stop lines in anticipation of Thursday's first day of classes.
The oh crap moment was brought to us by Mother Nature.
Center Road leads directly to Center Road School and to Vernon Center Middle School via Peterson Road and Hartford Turnpike. Paving work was completed about a week ago and guidelines were painted for the center lines, crosswalks, border lines and stop lines.
Then came the rains, which messed the contractor's schedule, town officials said.
Rather than wing it on the first day of school, the DPW sprang into action and hand-painted the imperative markings.
The contractor is slated to do the permanent line-painting next week, municipal officials said.
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