Original sentence: In addition, highway 70/85 is currently being widened to five lanes from the Parkway east to the airport.Many residents were without power for weeks and as of mid-February, tree limb clean-up has only just begun.The mayor, Karen Cunningham ordered a curfew in parts of the city and declared a state of emergency
Edited sentence: In addition, highway 70/85 was recently widened to five lanes from the Parkway east to the airport.Many residents were without power for weeks and as of mid-February, tree limb clean-up took months to complete.Then mayor, Karen Cunningham, ordered a curfew in parts of the city and declared a state of emergency