GE Road closing for water repairs

Posted on October 14, 2016

BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington Water Department will be repairing an emergency water valve on General Electric Rd. between Auto Row Dr. and Hershey Rd.   Due to the area where the water valve is located the street will be closed to thru traffic.  The work is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 17, 2016 at 9:00 am and will be reopened by to traffic one lane eastbound traffic by 3:00 pm on October 17, 2016.

We apologize for this inconvenience and ask for your patience in this matter.  Should you have any questions, please contact our office at 434-2426.

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