SPRINGFIELD -- Residents in Springfield are hoping to spark action from town and state officials over recent flood damage along their road that they say has made it challenging to even leave their homes.

As Spring arrives, heavy rains and melting snow are already wreaking havoc on some communities.

"Flooding is the leading cause of weather related deaths and property damage in the U.S., it's often because of heavy rainfall, rapid, snow melt, storm surges things like that," said Vanessa Sperrey, Public Information Officer for the Maine Emergency Management Agency.

Residents in a remote part of Springfield say their road received major flooding on Wednesday that damaged a culvert, making it challenging for them to leave their homes.

"It's relatively impassible except by foot trail, you can get in and out with a four wheeler or four-by-four, but not a vehicle," said Springfield resident Richard Hawley.

Richard Hawley and Jeffrey Burns are among the few residents living along the Ghost Road.

"It's a pretty big deal because you got people living back here, you can't get food, this guys supposed to walk it, he's 70 years old he's supposed to walk his groceries," said Burns.

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The residents say they both raised their concerns during the latest town hall meeting and have reached out to both state and federal officials. They say town officials suggested it was beyond the area in which the town maintains.

"The town hall didn't look like they were interested in fixing the road, they wanted us to fix it," said Burns.

They are also concerned about emergency crews being able to reach them amid these conditions.

"It's always a possibility when you're working out in the woods, doing things, anything could happen to you," said Hawley.

Members of the volunteer fire department say they face challenges accessing that area each mud season, but they deal with the conditions as best they can and call on additional resources for help if necessary.

We made attempts to reach town officials but did not receive a response.

"If there's anybody that lives on a secondary road or road like this that needs to be addressed that the roads washed out they should contact people immediately," said Burns.