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.
Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on this story, from BBN This Morning at 7:35 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are BBC's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Two-year Middlesbrough South Bank bridge closure 'unacceptable'”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:35 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: South.
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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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