Traffic through the Junction is back to normal now that the new pedestrian crosswalks and repaving are finished.

California Avenue - from Edmunds to Genesee streets - has a smooth new surface and is painted with the traditional two lanes in each direction.

Most of the safety barricades have been removed. A few remained Saturday morning but were out of traffic awaiting pick-up next to the curb.

The Junction's midblock crosswalks were built up slightly as "speed tables." Short ramps now lift cars and trucks to the sidewalk height of the new pedestrian walkways and then descend back to street level.

The crosswalks and new asphalt are part of a larger project to repave California Avenue from the Junction north to Admiral Way. A few blocks of Admiral Way, west of California Avenue also will be repaved.

Work on the rest of the project was postponed until the warmer weather of spring.