BRIDGE: Reopening is welcome

"Night and day!" That's how a friend who lives in downtown West Grove describes the volume of traffic before and after the June 21 reopening of the State Street bridge in Avondale. Although the State Street bridge was tiny, closing it for repairs cut off a key route to schools and many neighborhoods, forcing motorists to find detours through West Grove and beyond. My friend said her street is noticeably quieter and the backup at Oakland and Evergreen due to left-turning cars is much diminished.