Ruth Bass

"The barrels and cones slow progress, and at the same time they are progress," writes Eagle columnist Ruth Bass. "They frustrate drivers and might raise blood pressure but are a sign of improvements made, bridges fixed, roads smoothed, trees trimmed — an economy on the move." Getty Images

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