It seems impossible to remember a time when the road network around Temple Meads wasn't littered with roadworks, traffic and diversions.
But this part of the city of Bristol has entered a new era - a roadwork free one - as work to transform the road network around Temple Gate has finally come to an end.
The £17million project has completely transformed the route around the station, creating a more direct layout by removing the Temple Circus roundabout and replacing it with a simplified junction.
Pedestrian and cycle routes have also been improved, new bus stops have been added as well as bus priority lanes and there have been changes to the Bath Bridge junction.
But the work, which started back in June 2017, has been plagued by delays - thanks to the weather, a Victorian cellar and unchartered utility pipes - meaning it has taken more than a year longer than it was supposed to.
For months Bristol City Council said the roadworks would finish in Autumn 2019 - then in September this year the authority announced October 31 as the end date.
However the day before the deadline, officials at the council revealed roadworks would continue until November 15 - after bad weather slowed progress down.
That date was then pushed back by another month and the council gave a completion date of December 16.
And now 30 months after work initially began it looks like the major transport project is now complete.
The roadworks which have plagued motorists, pedestrians and cyclists for almost three years are now a thing of the past.
And the road system around Temple Way, Temple Gate, Redcliffe Way and Victoria Street is now completely unrecognisable.
Most of the cycle paths have also now been opened and all the bus stops are in use.
Bristol City Council has said the scheme has involved a rolling programme of works which mean different elements will be finished at different times.
The authority has also warned that there could be some roadworks in place in the future to correct any defects, but the council has said that these will be minor and cause minimum disruption.
As well as delays to the project, the cost - now set to be around £17.1m - has also increased by £6m since the initial planning began.
Originally the project was expected to cost £11m to deliver, but the council has said since the original grant offer in 2015, the scheme has expanded to include work at the southern part of the Bath Bridge Roundabout.
A Bristol City Council spokesperson said: "We are very pleased to share that our contractors have completed a phased opening of Temple Gate which marks the end of works there.
"We would like to thank the public for their patience during the course of this project, which will improve the journeys of millions of people who use all forms of transport through the area every year, and contribute to the challenge of keeping the city moving.
“As with all major schemes there may be some minor snagging works which will be carefully managed to minimise any disruption.”
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