▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁former ▁routing ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁a ▁business ▁loop ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁two ▁by pass es ▁cost ▁$ 1 4 6   mill ion ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁$ ▁in ▁) ▁to ▁complete . ▁ ▁Design ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁River ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁expected ▁ground bre aking ▁on ▁the ▁vent ure ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁with ▁planned ▁completion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Res idents ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁were ▁divided ▁over ▁the ▁proposed ▁ ▁highway . ▁Business ▁own ers ▁look ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 , 0 0 0   c ars ▁and ▁tr uck s ▁that ▁pass ▁through ▁dow nt own ▁Const antine ▁each ▁day ▁for ▁customers , ▁traffic ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁di vert ed ▁around ▁the ▁village ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁road way . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁residents ▁that ▁work ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁community ▁were ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁decre ased ▁comm ute ▁times ▁to ▁their ▁work p laces . ▁The ▁by pass ▁opened ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Kal am az oo ▁accepted ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁tr unk lines ▁within ▁the ▁city ' s ▁dow nt own ▁from ▁MD OT ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 ; ▁M - 4 3 ▁was ▁r er out ed ▁out