Beth Paulsen, a New Lenox resident, said when she moved to the area in 2008, there was no where near the traffic she sees quite literally from her own front yard.

This increased traffic comes to a head at the three-way intersection bordering, where North Cedar Road and South Cedar Road meet East Haven Avenue. Paulsen said roads around the intersection were almost always backed up, drivers often got confused and didn’t know where to stop or go and some residents started avoiding the intersection altogether.

So after 12 years of discussions on a solution, Paulsen said she was excited when New Lenox officials approved a $2.7 million construction project, that has now increased to $4 million, to convert the intersection to a roundabout. Construction began in April, and the intersection h

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