The Regent Road roadworks, which caused a HUGE headache for scores of commuters for more than a year, are finally finished.
But now the cones have been removed and the diggers have left, how has it actually affected journey times?
Back in October last year, we reported how a 0.7 mile journey along the Mancunian Way at rush hour took 50 minutes at the height of the roadworks.
The painfully slow journey saw our driver grind to a halt as a bottleneck formed due to the closure of two lanes at the junction with Chester Road.
We revisited the road during rush hour on Friday (November 1), after the roadworks had been finished - and found a similar journey took less than 10 minutes.
That's a fifth of the journey time.
The latest journey, taken by Manchester Evening News photographer Vincent Cole, was filmed on dash cam.
He said: "It was a pleasant journey. It was as good as it could have been. It was easy breezy. It was loads better than what it had been. I have been stuck on it for hours in the past during the roadworks.
"There were no delays at all this time round. It was tonnes better. I could travel at the speed limit. It's going to make my life easier."
The £15m scheme, which started last summer, saw four junctions of the major road that links Salford and Manchester city centre redesigned as a way to improve traffic.
The project involved creating pedestrianised crossings at all junctions and improving cycling access through improved crossings.
The scheme faced a set-back in March this year, when former contractor Dawnus went into administration.
Workers left diggers in the middle of the road in protest, meaning the roads were totally blocked.
John Sisk & Son Ltd replaced them around two weeks later.
The road was originally set to be reopened by August 20, but the deadline was pushed back due to unsettled weather.
Roadworks on Hampson Street, East Ordsall Lane and Middlewood Street off Trinity Way are ongoing.
The roadworks have been carried out jointly by Manchester City Council and Salford City Council.
