Portion of South Washington Avenue in Reo Town Closed Indefinitely

BWL Director of Communications says the project is a simple one, and could not have caused this kind of damage: "None of that causes severe vibration that is associated with a building coming off its foundation."

Though the cause of the shift is still a mystery, the damage is hurting the people of Reo Town now.

"I came into work this morning and the whole block was blocked off, so people can't get through here and get to our restaurant, so we're a little slow."

Karen Little, who works at the four-month-old "Southern Grill" across from the damaged building says the place is normally packed around noon. But now, the only way to get to the southern grill is on foot.

"It's detrimental to our business as well as everybody else's," she continued.

Having a main road shut down abruptly, indefinitely and without detours is also leaving drivers no choice but to travel through nearby neighborhoods.

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