NOT since Dean Windass thumped that volley into the back of the net at Wembley has there been such an eruption of pure joy in Hull.
Minister Maria Miller's rapid-fire announcement early on Wednesday morning that Hull would be the UK City of Culture 2017 was one of those moments destined to linger in the memory.
I witnessed Deano's goal in the Silver Cod pub in Anlaby Road where pints aplenty were spilled in celebration.
This week, I was stuck in a spectacular traffic jam near the Calvert Lane/Spring Bank West roundabout, listening to the city's arty types whopping it up at Hull Truck.
I eventually discovered the reason for the jam was the failure of temporary traffic lights at the ongoing railway bridge replacement works further along Spring Bank West.
The current bridge was originally meant to be replaced with a new one at the end of August.
But a series of delays, including problems encountered in moving an existing water main, has meant construction work continues to drag on, causing heavy congestion during most of the day.
The road will close completely to traffic from December 17 to January 1, before the scheme is finally completed in the new year.
I mention all this because one of the major challenges lying ahead for the City of Culture is the looming upgrade of Castle Street in the city centre.
When Hull welcomes the world in 2017, work will have started in earnest on the long-awaited £160m improvement scheme on the city's busiest road, which carries 54,000 vehicles a day.
With the city's waterfront likely to host a number of large-scale events during the year, sorting out access to them is going to be a priority for those entrusted with managing the whole extravaganza.
Government funding for Castle Street is committed, but not yet signed off.
I am told the final go-ahead rests on the outcome of current talks over how a proposed iconic footbridge, linking the marina to the city centre, will be funded, as it currently sits outside the earmarked budget for the Castle Street scheme.
I am also told the design of the bridge is "95 per cent there".
The current situation in Spring Bank West must not be repeated in Castle Street for the sake of Hull and its ambitions for 2017.
