For a few months, they were rebuilding a bridge which was the only passage across a river on my south, then west commute. Alternate commute was west, then south, a route I hadn't done before, and it turned out to be the same mileage and a tad more charming than my regular route. I thought it would be longer and had not anticipated the beauty of some of the secondary streets. Closed roads are an excellent avenue to an open mind...