We’ve passed the halfway mark, folks.

As of today, Oct. 8, the White River bridge had been closed for 51 days. That means if everything goes as scheduled, we’ve got 38 more days to go to hit that Nov. 14 opening deadline — and less, if the weather holds out and construction continues chugging along. (I hear that bridge repairs are at 50%.)

It feels odd to think of the closure in terms of days — 89 just doesn’t seem like a lot, in the grand scheme of things.

But I’ll admit, this closure feels like it’s lasted forever. It’s easy to let my frustration get the best of me, and I imagine negative emotions will only grow as the weather gets colder and wetter.

So it was immensely refreshing to run into DJ as he glided into Enumclaw to get to his job at the Fugate Ford dealership on his mono wh

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