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U.S.COMMUTE RAGE

Two-year Middlesbrough South Bank bridge closure 'unacceptable'

The South Bank bridge in Middlesbrough faces a two-year shutdown that critics call unacceptable; commuters get a very long detour and a lot of time to think.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOver to the roads: the BBC reports a two-year closure of the South Bank bridge in Middlesbrough is being called unacceptable, and I'd say two years is a long time to take the long way round.

  2. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTwo years. I once sat in a lay-by for forty minutes and named three clouds, so I know exactly how those drivers feel.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBrock, how does our commute look this morning?

  4. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNew York is fifty-seven and foggy, so you can't see the bridge, the road, or your own regrets, with a high of seventy-five tomorrow.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistChicago is sixty-eight and clear now, but tomorrow is cloudy, sixty-three, with a fifty-one percent chance of rain, and Los Angeles is fifty-four and clear, heading to eighty-four with no rain at all. Smug.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat really gets me is when someone hits the brakes over a shadow.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMine is fog, and I rate this morning ten honks.

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