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Cars drove down westbound down Jackson Avenue Wednesday evening. The newly opened road has a middle turning lane and bike lanes on either side of the street.

(Ben Freed | The Ann Arbor News)

Cars once again moved freely in both directions down Jackson Avenue between Dexter Avenue and Maple Road Wednesday afternoon.

Construction on the stretch of road had been ongoing since early September and was scheduled to be finished by Thanksgiving weekend.

The newly available road has been "dieted" to one lane of traffic in each direction and includes a center turning as well as new bike lanes on either side of the road.

The final phase of the Michigan Department of Transportation project, a reconstruction of Huron Street between Chapin Street and Dexter Avenue, has been postponed until spring 2015.

The $6.5 million project covers the I-94 Business Loop from the Jackson Avenue Ramps just west of Maple Road through Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor. The road changes names from Huron Street to Jackson Avenue at the intersection with Dexter Avenue.

The project started in April and met with repeated delays due to weather and other unforeseen issues, including the presence of old railroad tracks underneath the roadway.

Ben Freed is a general assignments reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Email him at benfreed@mlive.com and follow him on twitter at @BFreedinA2. He also answers the phone at 734-623-2528.