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After years of anticipation, the elimination of a dogleg intersection where Cornwall Road meets two other busy streets just south of Lebanon city has taken the first step from the drawing board to reality.

Demolition of the house at 1320 Cornwall Road began yesterday to make way for a new section of road that will eliminate the zigzag encountered by motorists crossing Cornwall Road at Wilhelm Avenue and York Street.

The current intersection, as viewed from above. (Will Trostel)

The current intersection, actually two separated by a few hundred feet, carries traffic to and from the city, the Veterans Administration Medical Center, the Lebanon Plaza Mall, the Lebanon Expo Center, SR 72, a major healthcare complex, and the currently expanding Lebanon High School campus.

Looking north. The house at 1320 Cornwall Road will be demolished to allow a new section of Wilhelm Avenue to intersect Cornwall Road. The house in the background at 1300 Cornwall Road will remain. (LebTown)

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Chris Coyle writes primarily on government, the courts, and business. He retired as an attorney at the end of 2018, after concentrating for nearly four decades on civil and criminal litigation and trials. A career highlight was successfully defending a retired Pennsylvania state trooper who was accused,...

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