{"id":47727,"date":"2026-09-28T13:43:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=47727"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:43:45","slug":"work-to-begin-tuesday-on-lake-sara-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/47727-work-to-begin-tuesday-on-lake-sara-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Work to Begin Tuesday on Lake Sara Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Work will begin Tuesday the 29th of September on the Lake Sara Dam. This will result in single lane and full road closures of E. Park Ave. over the dam until the project&#8217;s completion.<\/p>\n<p>Direct any question to 217-994-4682.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work will begin Tuesday the 29th of September on the Lake Sara Dam. This will result in single lane and full road closures of E. 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