By Paul Sylvain

Driving on Court Street in Machias can be a bone-rattling experience. Navigating the potholes, cracks, ruts, humps and bumps by car, is akin to driving through a minefield. However, relief may soon be in store, as Town Manager Bill Kitchen reported to the board at its Sept. 13 meeting.

“We’ve been told that the Route 1 paving project has been  pushed to next year,” said Kitchen. He noted that frequent spring and early summer rain “has thrown off paving schedules” statewide. The Route 1 project is now slated for spring, he said.