Businesses affected by road closures and traffic disruptions due to an Eversource project are hoping the company can make good on pledges to do better.

 

But they’re also cautious, said William Russell of Buzzards Bay Brewing. “And we’re all looking at our numbers.”

 

Buzzards Bay Brewing, Pine Hill Convenience, Paradise Hill Farm and Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery estimate they’ve lost more than $100,000 in business since customer access was affected in May.

 

The respective owners said in a June 24 letter to Eversource and town and state officials, “These are not theoretical losses. They are lost customers, lost sales, lost wages, and lost opportunities during the brief summer season upon which our businesses depend.”

 

Russell said Eversource representatives said they would address the problems.

 

They said the company would stop installing large road-closing manhole units until after Labor Day. Roads would be closed to one lane occasionally, and work will end at 3 p.m.

 

But, Russell said, “That's what they were supposed to do in the first place. It's unfortunate that they did what they weren't supposed to do, which was shut roads down.”

 

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