Traffic delays reroute downtown Carbondale for resurfacing
Carbondale traffic will be diverted Friday and next Tuesday to resurface Illinois Avenue from Elm to Hickory. IDOT schedules 7 a.m. start with one northbound lane on Elm to Hickory and a Walnut Street reroute to Jackson Street. Friday parking bans apply. Tuesday repairs close the Walnut Illinois intersection 7 to 10 a.m. and reroute via Mill and University streets.
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City Open to Buying Gas Pumps for City Vehicles
City of Chester move to purchase two gasoline pumps from Mobil Oil outlet to enable city vehicles to self serve. Pumps record date time and purchase, with prints to city clerk. Mayor Maciejski says final arrangements expected at Sept 4 council meeting. Mobil to supply gas during current shortage as police receive emergency allotment.
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Tests under study on I 24 bridge welds over Ohio River
Ultrasonic tests on sections of the Interstate 24 bridge between Metropolis and Paducah are being studied by Illinois and Kentucky DOTs. The tests produce imagery of welds under the bridge floor to confirm micro cracks. Results will be released weeks later with reviews by Lehigh University’s John Fisher. Previous weakening led to travel restrictions on part of the four lane bridge opened in 4. The project was funded 90 percent by federal funds with repair costs approaching $700,000 to date.
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