Cook County to help fund major road repair projects in Harvey, Flossmoor

Center Avenue in Harvey and a Flossmoor Road viaduct that provides access to a Metra station will be improved under two measures approved Wednesday by the Cook County Board. In Harvey, officials want to rebuild Center Avenue from 159th Street south to 171st Street. That road provides access to several industrial parks, and heavy trucks have left it worn out. County government is overseeing the project and is responsible for its costs…Please click here to read Gregory Tejeda’s story in the Times.