First, the good news: The intersection of Dundas and Clarence Streets — long closed by infrastructure repairs and work on Dundas Place — will re-open to north-south traffic.

It's part of the city's Downtown London Holiday Detour celebration, which includes the lighting of the lights at Victoria Park and the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at the Richmond Street rail crossing.

Details of the Holiday Detour are here.

The Dundas-Clarence intersection will open to north-south traffic at about 5 p.m. Friday.

Now the bad news: Construction continues on other sections of Dundas, Talbot and York Streets. But the city is anticipating they'll be done very soon.