Community Corner
Village Hopes to Reopen Shermer Road This Spring
Officials must assess underground water lines for breaks that may have been caused by the accident.
Glenview and Northbrook officials are hoping to reopen Shermer Road this spring after a freight train derailed in July 2012 and collapsed the viaduct over the roadway, according to the Glenview Announcements.
While a new, $10 million bridge was installed Nov. 1, the road remains closed until officials can study underground water lines for breaks that may have been caused by the accident, the Glenview Announcements reports.
The derailment on July 4, 2012, killed Glenview husband and wife Burt and Zorine Lindner, whose car was passing beneath the bridge just as it collapsed.
The road must be open no later than Sept. 30, 2014, under an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission.
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