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Radio Extra: Halsted Construction a 'Disaster' for Bridgeport Businesses

By  Jon Hansen and Casey Cora | January 21, 2015 3:36pm 

 A sewer repair project on Halsted Street in Bridgeport is causing trouble for business owners and commuters.
A sewer repair project on Halsted Street in Bridgeport is causing trouble for business owners and commuters.
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BRIDGEPORT — Serene Chinese music hums through the speakers at Ed's Potsticker House as two couples make their way into booths. 

Soon after, a concrete mixer roars to life outside as workers pour cement into 20-foot-wide crater that runs right through one of Bridgeport's main commercial drags. The vibrations rattle the floors, the noise kills conversations.

"It's very bad. ... It's been a nightmare," said Edmond Liu, owner of the restaurant at 3139 S. Halsted St. since 2000. 

On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Casey Cora discusses how construction has hurt the businesses and when it's scheduled to end:

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