Twin Span reopens, but businesses need more than traffic to bounce back after snowstorm [Video]

TIME. AND WE’VE GOT SOME WELCOME NEWS FOR NORTH SHORE DRIVERS, AS THE TWIN SPANS ALSO BACK UP AND RUNNING. YEAH, LETTING SOME PENT UP TRAFFIC FLOW NOW AT THIS HOUR. BUT IT’S ALSO CAUSING SOME DELAYS. WDSU NORTH SHORE BUREAU REPORTER SHAWANDA JONES IS LIVE IN SLIDELL SHAWANDA. THIS IS THE NEWS THAT MANY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. YEAH, FREE FLOWING TRAFFIC ON THE TWIN SPANS IS SOMETHING THAT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING TO HEAR. I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE SHOT SO OUR VIEWERS CAN SEE WHAT’S GOING ON. YOU GUYS SEE THOSE LIGHTS? WE LOVE TO SEE IT. TRAFFIC HAS BEEN LIGHT, BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP AND IT HAS PICKED UP A LITTLE BIT SINCE WE’VE BEEN OUT HERE. AND THAT IS A SIGN A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING A SIGN OF NORMALCY. NORMALCY THAT DRIVERS AND BUSINESS …