PAVING MONDAY! I'LL EXPLAIN...

 Paving is a 'different' kind of business, at least here in western NC.  The asphalt plants shut down for the winter, and paving can only be done under certain weather conditions (of which ours has been screwy for some time).  There is a lot of complicated equipment and crews that have to be coordinated, as well.  Going from project to project has to be orchestrated so as to not waste time and money...anyone getting paving work done is in large part at the mercy of the paving companies, of which there are very few here.  

And so it is our HOA Board was notified Friday that, lo and behold, the paving company is shooting for this Monday, April 25.  No more advanced warning than that, and though I got an email later on Friday from the board, I've been on two very long charters until now as I type to write this.  So apologies for making a last-minute notice even more last-minute.  

Here's the kicker: in order for the paving to be the most successful, they need to pave the entire width of the road as they go, which means traffic on Apple Creek will be stopped for a good bit of Monday.  The conservative estimate is 830am until 430pm for Apple Creek Road above Altima lane to be fully closed.  In the graphic, Altima Lane has the red marker, so it's a large part of Apple Creek Acres affected.  The circled area is our double-hairpin curves where a lot of the work will be concentrated (and for good reason).  Click photo to enlarge.

Trust me, many of us will be affected in a discomforting way, but it's the nature of the beast.  I'll have to plan ahead and take things to work on away from home...our deck repair crew won't get in if they drag tail in getting here before it's shut down...with our weather delays, it's been a never ending maddening series of disruptive events, but it is for just one day, and the improvement will be quite noticeable.  There is no 'good' time to do this, ever....it's just that we've been afforded a time-frame that doesn't allow for adequate planning.  But that's what we were given.

In short, I could have just said road closed here and when and let it go.  But I wanted to give you a bit more insight as to how this all came about.  I'm one that thinks knowledge is a good thing. :-)  Too, in this situation, I'm just the piano player, as is the board.  If there is any additional information or changes, I'll post it as quickly as possible.

Bob