Tower Bridge reopened earlier than planned on Dec 22nd, after a three-month closure to traffic for maintenance work. To celebrate this fact I joined my fellow Tower Ward Councilmen Marianne Fredericks and Anne Fairweather on the bridge's viewing platform tonight. Sadly our other colleague Roger Chadwick could not join us. However, the view was spectacular and we could fully appreciate the newly refurbished bridge which is used by about 21,000 vehicles every day. It had gone without significant engineering works for 35 years, and let's hope it last as long again before we need close it!