Had a friend that lived in Salt Lake City in the years before their Olympics. She still starts complaining about how horrible it all was every time she sees a road construction sign, even the tiniest little bit of construction and she's off complaining about the SLC Olympic preparation and what it did to the city. She does grudgingly admit, though, that the aftermath was improved traffic control and some added city niceties (like a park somewhere) and even the Olympic venues themselves leftover for other uses after the Olympics.
Hang in there.