The pedestrian bridge constructed over the west end dam of Tempe Town Lake is now open, shown Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. The bridge helps shade the rubber bladder from the harsh sun as well as having sprinkler heads underneath to help cool the bladder. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]

Early November can’t come soon enough for those wanting to see Tempe Town Lake return.  While the water is gone, it is giving City of Tempe  workers time to clean out the junk that has accumulated in the water over the years.