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Arlington Street Bridge reopened after repairs

If you were planning to take the Arlington Street Bridge Sunday, you were out of luck.

City says loose asphalt led to closure Sunday

The Arlington Street Bridge was closed to all traffic Sunday afternoon due to road damage. (Rudy Gauer/CBC )

The Arlington Bridge hasreopened to traffic.

Winnipeg Police tweeted Sunday afternoonthat thebridge was closed to traffic in both directions,due to newly discovered road damage.

Police had the bridge blocked off Sunday. (Rudy Gauer/CBC)

In a release later in the day Sunday,the city said the bridge wasclosedafter reports of "unsound conditions" on the bridge deck.

An inspection found some asphalt on the roadway had come loose, whichrequiredrepairs.

In a tweet shortly after 5 p.m. the city said the bridge had been reopened to traffic.

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