MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. — Construction along Broadway Avenue is slowing down more than just traffic.

For longtime business owner Corine Rose, the construction is making it harder to keep customers coming through the door at Corine’s Soul Food, Cakes & Catering.

“The hurtful part of it all was, again, the communication,” Rose said. “All we seen on the post on their apps was that it was going to get done from one area to the other area and be done by November. But it didn’t say it was going to start here or there. No one came into the restaurant to say, ‘Okay, we’re tearing up your area on this day. So be prepared.’ None of it.”

Rose said the lack of notice left her feeling blindsided. When the road closed, her regulars couldn’t find her restaurant.

“It hit us hard. We went from being bu

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