As I hear the “racetrack” buzzing by my house on Cedarville, I wonder, “What happened to my quiet home?” I know rain and heat can delay work, but the ongoing work on state Route 131 is about three weeks past the original complete date. The problem?

The “locals” do not use the long detour on the signs, instead, they use 132 and 727 to use Cedarville Road as their detour.

This adds about four times as much traffic, and not only is the road starting to deteriorate, but some days we have trouble getting out of our driveways. Speed limit? 45, but that’s a rare driver who goes THAT slow. Please, get 131 back so we can have a little quiet back again.

Randall Bales