a new bridge

I'm getting a new bridge!  Well, it won't be just mine.  The entire population of Fort Wayne and anyone else driving through will be able to use it, but I'm still going to consider it mine.  Ever since I moved downtown I've wished that the bridge across the St. Mary's, which I live very near and have to walk across to get to the Old Fort if I want to walk that way, was more like the MLK bridge.  The MLK bridge not only has beautiful lights at night but also wide sidewalks on either side with a wall between sidewalk and street so pedestrians can cross safely.  They broke ground today but I have a sneaky suspicion this won't be a fast project.  I also learned today that bridge construction will close the exit from my parking lot to Spy Run and Superior.  Luckily we do have another exit.  This means that I will have to find some other routes to get around town and get out of town.  I'm sure I can do this (I'm not too old to learn new tricks) but it's going to take some thought.  Ah well, flexibility is good, right?  And, when it's all over, I'll have a beautiful new bridge.  I believe it's going to be called the Veterans Memorial Bridge, which is fine. I have lots of veterans, past and present, in my family.