Blue Parkway bridge

Michael Foster (5/11, Letters) hit the nail on the head about the bridge over Blue Parkway taking too long to complete. The bridge has been out of commission for nearly two years, and rarely are workers seen at the site (at least not during prime commuting hours).

Adding to the frustration of having a single lane in each direction is the poor traffic control employed on the eastbound side of the bridge. Blocking the center lane east of Cleveland Avenue would be a far better method of forcing cars to choose to turn into a business on the south side of Blue Parkway or be in the correct lane to cross the bridge. Instead, there are three lanes of traffic trying to merge at the last minute.

Since the same traffic crew has blocked the center lane on the westbound approach, it would seem logical to employ it on the eastbound side as well.

Gail Metcalf Schartel
Independence