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Hughes Gateway opens, providing access to Forest Park Beach

Lake Forest residents make their way down the newly-dedicated Hughes Gateway, giving access to the Forest Park Beach after a bluff failure forced the road to close in June 2018. Photo by Alex Newman/22nd Century Media
A couple looks over the view at Forest Park Beach on Saturday, Sept. 14, after Hughes Gateway, the newly-redesigned beach access road, was rededicated. A bluff failure forced the north beach access road to close in June 2018.
Kids play in the sand at Forest Park Beach after the access road, newly dedicated as Hughes Gateway, was reopened.
Attendees at the dedication of Hughes Gateway look over photos showing the progress of the construction project, which took 15 months.
Lake Forest Mayor George Pandaleon speaks during the Hughes Gateway dedication ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 14.

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Peter Kaspari, Editor
9:44 am CDT September 16, 2019
Road was closed due to bluff failure in June 2018

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