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🌱 How I-190 upgrades from Cheektowaga could affect your next drive
Cheektowaga, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readHello again Cheektowaga! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
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- How I-190 upgrades from Cheektowaga could affect your next drive
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 78, low: 70.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Thruway Authority highlights major infrastructure investments across Western New York (wkbw.com) — Drivers in Cheektowaga should know that I-190 from Cheektowaga to Niagara Falls is part of a $314 million wave of Thruway upgrades now underway across Western New York. Major work includes multi‑year rehabilitation of the North and South Grand Island bridges, fresh asphalt overlays on I‑190, and a federal study shaping the bridges’ long‑term future through 2027. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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