We drove on most of it last week and meant to mention that SWLR’s long nightmare was apparently about to be over. After what seemed like a century — but was only a couple of years — Mabelvale Pike will officially reopen from Asher Avenue to Gum Springs Road, with new bridges and a bike path, at 10 a.m. County Judge Buddy Villines announces the happy news.

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