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City crews on Thursday removed vehicle barriers and portable toilets, reopening portions of the sprawling memorial at the south Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd was murdered by police more than a year ago. But as soon as workers finished, protesters began parking cars and piling pallets to barricade the streets once again.
At a news conference, Mayor Jacob Frey said the phased reconnection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue with the rest of the city had been planned for months but wasn t yet complete. He declined to say when he thought traffic would flow again. I acknowledge that it will be a bit touch and go and difficult over the next several days, Frey said.