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Resurfacing

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Heads Up: Work on Garfield Road Changes Lanes

The new traffic pattern will continue until mid-November.

There is some good and bad news for people who have been looking forward to the end of the Garfield Street resurfacing project. The good news is the northbound lane has been resurfaced and is now open. The bad news is the southbound lane is now closed, so traffic will still be down to one lane on Garfield Street until mid-November. To some, however, it's all bad news. Paula Goss, owner of Fuller's Home and Hardware, said, "Business has been anywhere from 10 to 15 percent slower because people can't drive north into town from 55th street and if you can't come north, how is anyone supposed to get around?" Hinsdale resident Ellie Toomey has other concerns. "I'm worried about the slick roads we'll have come October and November," she said. "…

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