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More work needed on Bessemer US 2 lane decision

By RICHARD JENKINS

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BESSEMER — It looks like it may take some getting out and pounding the pavement to decide the number of lanes on U.S. 2 through Bessemer after state officials attended Monday’s meeting to answer the Bessemer City Council’s questions.

“We’re not trying to make your job difficult, and we’re trying to come up with a workable solution that’s going to work for Bessemer for (many years),” councilman Terry Kryshak said. “So I think it’s worth the investment of ‘boots on the ground’ as they say and we get out there and have a work session and … then we ca...