Cyclists say they were given no notice about shutdown and have not been told when it will reopen, leaving many facing long detours or choosing to drive
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Four days a week Casey Gardiner rides an e-bike from Brisbane’s northern suburbs to her workplace on its southside. On permanent night shift, the thirtysomething health worker pedals home beneath the steel trusses of the Story Bridge as it twinkles with coloured lights in the gloom of those “wee hours”.
Or she did, at least, until 5.30pm on 5 March, when the footpaths on either side of that iconic structure were closed – and her commute abruptly and indefinitely severed.
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