A fire truck from the Tamaqua Fire Department passes a large construction drill at the Wabash Tunnel project site as it rushes to a call Friday morning on Route 209 in Tamaqua. On June 6, the road will be closed for an anticipated three months, temporarily ending direct access between east and west halves of the community and forcing all traffic and emergency vehicles to take a circuitous route through the South Ward. DONALD R. SERFASS/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS