- Dates
- 2011-03-11 – 2011-06
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Charlevoix County Road Commission
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationinfrastructurepublic-service
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In March 2011, a forum announcement described a planned 2,500-gallon water wagon for Beaver Island roads. The June Beaver Beacon then reported that the Road Commission had sent the wagon to wet dry roadways so they could be graded during periods without rain; one lane-mile could be covered before refilling.
Evidence limits
The forum documents the planned equipment and intended use, while the June issue documents a deployment report. Neither source provides a complete operating record, mileage treated over the season, or effect on road conditions.
Sources
- Rich Gillespie announced that, working with Charlevoix County Road Commission manager Pat Harmon, the island would have a 2,500-gallon water wagon for dry-season road wetting before grading. This is a contemporaneous community announcement; it does not establish deployment frequency, mileage treated, or later effectiveness.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003243
- Beaver Beacon, June 2011, "Water Wagon".Reports that the Road Commission sent a 2,500-gallon water wagon to wet dry roads before grading, with one lane-mile covered before refilling. It confirms deployment but does not establish a complete operating record or later effectiveness. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held June issue scan confirms the water-wagon follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island plans a water wagon for dry-season road grading, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-road-commission-water-wagon-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Help For Dusty Roads”, March 11, 2011. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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