The busy intersection of Constitution Avenue and Circle Drive reopened to traffic about 2:25 p.m. Friday, three weeks after the intersection was closed for extensive renovations.Since the intersection’s closure Oct. 25, the tens of thousands of motorists who pass through the area each day had to find other routes. That is no longer necessary, city officials say, although there could be brief lane closures in the coming days as crews do minor cleanup and trail work in the area.The $1.4 million-plus project, financed by a one-cent sales tax voters approved in 2004 for transportation projects and transit, included raising the grade of Circle, installing a tunnel under Circle for those using the Rock Island Trail, and widening of all four turn lanes at the intersection.

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