Hardwick, News Hardwick Farms Road Reopens over Porter Brook by Paul Fixx on August 20, 2024 Paul Fixx Author More in Hardwick: Hardwick Woke Up to Its First Snow Monday October 29, 2024 Flood Debris Clean Up October 29, 2024 Child Haven Indian Dinner October 29, 2024 Share article photo by Paul Fixx Two eight-foot culverts create a new, but still temporary, Porter Brook crossing on Hardwick Farms Road in East Hardwick, August 20. The work was permitted under a Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Authorization to Conduct Next Flood Measures. The federal government has not yet issued a disaster declaration for the July 10 and 11 flooding that would authorize reimbursement for work to repair and mitigate flood damage. photo by Paul Fixx Hardwick Farms Road in East Hardwick is passable on August 20 for all vehicles, including farm equipment, following the July 10 and 11 flooding. The new current crossing of Porter Brook is only temporary as the town has hired an engineer to develop plans for a permanent box culvert that could be installed in 2025. Paul FixxEditor at NEK Public Joirnalism dba The Hardwick GazettePaul Fixx is editor of The Hardwick Gazette and lives in Hardwick.