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was entering the hollow from Harris Hollow and Routes 522/211, and that the hollow would be open on this day.At approxoimately 3:30 p.nt. it was reported that a loader had just passed the Sam Snead property on Route 614 heading west, however it never reached the end of the route on this day.
On Wednesday morning, Jan. 10,1 once again contacted VDOT and asked when the road would be opened, and was informed that the road was open. I informed the gentleman that I reside at the end of Route 614 and had first hand knowledge that the road was not open. His reply was, “We send out contractors to these areas but they never report back to us so we assume they have completed the work assigned.” Another response given by VDOT to one of my neighbors was “the contractor went as far as he thought the route went and stopped.” In this case he fell about one and one half miles short. The people residing in this area wonder what the contractor saw in the road to make him think heVas at the end. The road was finally opened at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10.
On Friday, Jan. 19, I contacted VDOT in the morning to inquire about the flooding of Gid Brown Hollow. I was informed that it was flooded and impassable. At approximately 2:30 p.m. I once again contacted VDOT to get an update on conditions was informed they did not know what conditions were and that they had trucks out but did not know where they were. Having already contacted the Sheriff’s Office who had no knowledge of the conditions, I informed VDOT that I guess I would have to investigate the matter myself. With that the gentleman replied, “If you find out anything we would appreciate you letting us know, whereby we can inform other people.”
It is pretty obvious that VDOT supervisory personnel do not have control over their personnel and contractors, the work they are performing, their location, nor the hours they are actually working. I feel VDOT headquarters should have radio contact with all employees and contractor personnel at all times, and know their whereabouts. Supervisors should check the progress of work being performed and upon completion for satisfactory results.
JOHN W. PULLEN
Washington
Democratic
Response
To the Editor:
Throughout the elections of 1995 you struck a nice balance by allowing virtually equal space in support of the
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