Paving work ongoing; Jen’s Pit Stop reopens
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian
Spring started over a month ago, but winter weather tried one more time to get a final hurrah before warmer weather took hold. Last Wednesday, April 21, started out as a cold, rainy day. As the day progressed, the rain became sleet, and by 4 p.m. it had turned to snow. Only an inch or two fell in the Granville area. The weather warmed again by Friday morning, and by the afternoon, the “poor man’s fertilizer” was gone. Hopefully, this is the last the area will see of snow this year, until after fall.
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Progress is being made with the paving project on Route 149 in the Village of Granville. The milling phase began last Monday. The pavement has been removed to the last pavement layer above the brick paving layer.
In a few places, such as the corner of Quaker Street and Potter Avenue, and parts of West Main Street, the brick pavement layer reappeared. The milling started from the ramps of Quaker Street at the bypass, up Quaker to West Main Street, and then to the Main Street bridge. The milling resumed at the east side of the intersection with North Street and continued along the entirety of East Main Street to the Vermont state line. Milling was finished by last Friday.
Road work is also being done on other parts of Route 149 in Washington County. The section from Route 4 in Kingsbury to Route 40 in Hartford is being worked on and will be repaved. The section from the Warren County line east of Route 9L to Route 4 in Fort Ann is also being worked on. The part of Ann Street in Fort Ann that is used by Route 149 was milled last week.
When all this work is done, Main Street in the Village of Granville will be the only section of Route 149 to have not been repaved recently. The section from Route 40 in Hartford to Route 22 in Granville was paved last summer.
Main Street will not be milled and repaved this year. Inconsistent sidewalk curbing and old sidewalk ramps were cited as reasons for this decision. The curbs will be fixed, and there are plans in consideration for sidewalk improvement as well. DOT plans to repave Main Street next year.
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Middle Granville’s car hop has reopened for the season. Jen’s Pit Stop opened last Friday, April 23. “We were going for a soft opening,” said owner Jen Vanderminden, “…but it was crazy busy all weekend. … It’s nice to have the excitement.”
The opening was much anticipated by people of the area; many messaged her asking when she would be opening. Jen is happy to have the Pit Stop reopened. “It’s so nice to see some familiar faces,” she said.
There have been little changes to the menu so far this year, although Jen is always on the lookout for ideas. At this time, most of the work is refining and perfecting menu items, although a couple of new salads will be added.
Customers can order by window or car service. Window service is the same as it has been, although as with last year, customers must stay six feet apart in line and wear masks. For car hop service, customers have to turn on their headlights. “Car hop service was originally done because of Covid,” said Jen. “A lot of people asked me to keep it.”
Jen noted that she is thankful for the support she has received from her customers over the years. Jen added: “Really couldn’t do it without my faithful employees.”
Jen’s Pit Stop is located at 39 State Route 22A in Middle Granville, near the flashing lights at the corner of Routes 22 and 22A. The hours are Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., grill turns off at 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., grill turns off at 8:45 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 8 p.m., grill turns off at 8 p.m.
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