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Gas Main Break Won't Delay Rt. 30 Construction
The leak near U.S. Route 30 and 78th Avenue backed up traffic Wednesday, but it won't slow down the Rt. 30 construction project, a village official said. Find out what freak accident caused the break.
won't cause any delays on the Rt. 30 widening project, a village official said.
Assistant Village Administrator Rob Piscia met with Illinois Department of Transportation officials Thursday to discuss the project in general and was told by agency representatives that the break would have no effect on the construction project.
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Traffic on Rt. 30 was blocked in both directions Wednesday afternoon as crews from Nicor fixed the leak, which is completely repaired.
Far from ideal, accidents like this can be part and parcel for road construction projects, and crews know how to handle them, Piscia said. What was unusual about this gas main break, however, was how it happened, he said.
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Road crews were leveling dirt in the area when a sign post accidentally fell through the ground work and punctured the gas line, Piscia said.
"They couldn't do that again if they tried," he added.
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