PHOTO GALLERY: Traffic takes to the newly opened East Stadium bridges in Ann Arbor
Posted on Wed, Nov 14, 2012 : 5:50 p.m.
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Worker prepare the bridges on East Stadium Boulevard to open on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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Worker prepare the bridges on East Stadium Boulevard to open on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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Worker prepare the bridges on East Stadium Boulevard to open on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor. The bridges have been closed since last year.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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Worker prepare the bridges on East Stadium Boulevard to open on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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A worker puts orange barrels around some equipment while preparing the East Stadium Boulevard bridges to open on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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Workers clean the sidewalks while preparing the East Stadium Boulevard bridges to open on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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Workers prepare the East Stadium Boulevard bridges to open on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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The East Stadium Boulevard bridges opens to cars and drivers honk with excitement on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor during rush hour traffic.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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The East Stadium Boulevard bridges opens to cars on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor during rush hour traffic.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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Workers watch after their shift as the East Stadium Boulevard bridges opens to cars on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor during rush hour traffic.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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The East Stadium Boulevard bridges opens to cars while workers clean up on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor during rush hour traffic. The bridge has been close since last year.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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Workers still work as the East Stadium Boulevard bridges opens to cars on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor during rush hour traffic.
Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com
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Vehicles pass east over East Stadium Blvd. bridges after they reopened to traffic on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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Check AnnArbor.com's photo gallery of the first cars, vans and trucks to experience the freshly-opened East Stadium Boulevard bridges in Ann Arbor.
City workers removed the barricades from both sides of the bridge about 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, and traffic immediately took to the new bridge.
Related coverage:
- WITH VIDEO: Ann Arbor's East Stadium Boulevard bridges officially open to traffic
- Final countdown: New Stadium bridges hours away from opening in Ann Arbor
Amy Biolchini covers Washtenaw County, health and environmental issues for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at (734) 623-2552, amybiolchini@annarbor.com or on Twitter.
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