Rain washes out Route 4 in Phillips

A section of Route 4 on Blake Hill near Pinkham Hill Road in Phillips washed during Tuesday afternoon’s rainstorm, according to a Facebook post by the Franklin County Regional Communications Dispatch Center. The section was closed and traffic detoured while the Maine Department of Transportation made repairs. The road was reopened Tuesday night. Tim Hardy photo

Rushing water eroded a section of Route 4 on Blake Hill near Pinkham Hill Road in Phillips during a rainstorm Tuesday afternoon, according to a Facebook post by the Franklin County Regional Communications Dispatch Center. Traffic was detoured while the Maine Department of Transportation made repairs. The road was reopened Tuesday night. Tim Hardy photo