Bridgewater is getting excited for the Sugar Bowl

The painted rock in Bridgewater on Austin Road has had some additional embellishments in recent weeks to go with its "Go Blue" tagline:



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The M-52 sign to Bridgewater is busted again

Either someone is a clumsy driver, or they just don't like Bridgewater.

The sign along M-52 just east of the village in Manchester Township points to the hamlet's direction down Austin road right before you get to the light. But for the second time in several months, the sign has been destroyed, leaving half of it still upright and the other half on the ground.

I noticed several months ago the first sign had been broken a few months ago, but thought of it as accident. It took quite a while for it to be replaced, but was new just a few weeks ago. When I drove to Manchester from my home in Clinton Monday, the sign was damaged again. Now, since the second sign is broken in the exact same way as the first, I can't help but wonder if it's a target for vandals.

Kari Arend, the communications representative for the University Region (which consists of south-central Michigan) of the Michigan Department of Transportation, said MDOT repairs signs based on priority, and couldn't speak for the specific sign on M-52.

"We will go out there and replace it as needed," she said. "When we have time, we’ll get a road crew out there."

Until then, just remember: Bridgewater is east on Austin Road.