diff --git a/game/src/edit/lanes.rs b/game/src/edit/lanes.rs
index b574ef9591..3cdd578d46 100644
--- a/game/src/edit/lanes.rs
+++ b/game/src/edit/lanes.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ impl LaneEditor {
                     .contextual_action(Key::Space, &self.brushes[self.construction_idx].label)
             {
                 let it = ui.primary.map.get_i(i).intersection_type;
-                if it != IntersectionType::Construction {
+                if it != IntersectionType::Construction && it != IntersectionType::Border {
                     let mut edits = ui.primary.map.get_edits().clone();
                     edits
                         .commands
diff --git a/game/src/edit/mod.rs b/game/src/edit/mod.rs
index e182c325e1..2c1323380f 100644
--- a/game/src/edit/mod.rs
+++ b/game/src/edit/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use ezgui::{
     hotkey, lctrl, Choice, Color, EventCtx, EventLoopMode, GfxCtx, Key, Line, MenuUnderButton,
     ModalMenu, Text, Wizard,
 };
-use map_model::{IntersectionID, LaneID, MapEdits, TurnID, TurnType};
+use map_model::{EditCmd, IntersectionID, LaneID, MapEdits, TurnID, TurnType};
 use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
 
 pub struct EditMode {
@@ -184,15 +184,14 @@ impl State for EditMode {
                       apply_map_edits(&mut ui.primary, &ui.cs, ctx, new_edits);
                   }*/
             }
-            /*if orig_edits
-                .intersections_under_construction
-                .contains_key(&id)
-                && ctx.input.contextual_action(Key::R, "revert")
+            if ui.primary.map.get_i(id).is_closed() && ctx.input.contextual_action(Key::R, "revert")
             {
-                let mut new_edits = orig_edits.clone();
-                new_edits.intersections_under_construction.remove(&id);
-                apply_map_edits(&mut ui.primary, &ui.cs, ctx, new_edits);
-            }*/
+                let mut edits = ui.primary.map.get_edits().clone();
+                edits
+                    .commands
+                    .push(EditCmd::UncloseIntersection(id, edits.original_it(id)));
+                apply_map_edits(&mut ui.primary, &ui.cs, ctx, edits);
+            }
         }
 
         Transition::Keep
diff --git a/map_model/src/edits.rs b/map_model/src/edits.rs
index 2f9a43abbe..424173e6b6 100644
--- a/map_model/src/edits.rs
+++ b/map_model/src/edits.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub enum EditCmd {
         id: IntersectionID,
         orig_it: IntersectionType,
     },
+    UncloseIntersection(IntersectionID, IntersectionType),
 }
 
 pub struct EditEffects {
@@ -72,6 +73,17 @@ impl MapEdits {
         abstutil::save_json_object(abstutil::EDITS, &self.map_name, &self.edits_name, self);
         self.dirty = false;
     }
+
+    pub fn original_it(&self, i: IntersectionID) -> IntersectionType {
+        for cmd in &self.commands {
+            if let EditCmd::CloseIntersection { id, orig_it } = cmd {
+                if *id == i {
+                    return *orig_it;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        panic!("{} isn't closed", i);
+    }
 }
 
 impl EditEffects {
diff --git a/map_model/src/map.rs b/map_model/src/map.rs
index 66dca89064..c17fb42e72 100644
--- a/map_model/src/map.rs
+++ b/map_model/src/map.rs
@@ -1137,6 +1137,28 @@ impl EditCmd {
                 recalculate_turns(*id, map, effects, timer);
                 true
             }
+            EditCmd::UncloseIntersection(id, orig_it) => {
+                let id = *id;
+                let orig_it = *orig_it;
+                if map.intersections[id.0].intersection_type == orig_it {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                map.intersections[id.0].intersection_type = orig_it;
+                recalculate_turns(id, map, effects, timer);
+                match orig_it {
+                    IntersectionType::StopSign => {
+                        map.stop_signs.insert(id, ControlStopSign::new(map, id));
+                    }
+                    IntersectionType::TrafficSignal => {
+                        map.traffic_signals
+                            .insert(id, ControlTrafficSignal::new(map, id, timer));
+                    }
+                    IntersectionType::Border | IntersectionType::Construction => unreachable!(),
+                }
+                effects.changed_intersections.insert(id);
+                true
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1170,25 +1192,13 @@ impl EditCmd {
                     .apply(effects, map, timer)
             }
             EditCmd::CloseIntersection { id, orig_it } => {
-                if map.intersections[id.0].intersection_type == *orig_it {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                map.intersections[id.0].intersection_type = *orig_it;
-                recalculate_turns(*id, map, effects, timer);
-                match *orig_it {
-                    IntersectionType::StopSign => {
-                        map.stop_signs.insert(*id, ControlStopSign::new(map, *id));
-                    }
-                    IntersectionType::TrafficSignal => {
-                        map.traffic_signals
-                            .insert(*id, ControlTrafficSignal::new(map, *id, timer));
-                    }
-                    IntersectionType::Border | IntersectionType::Construction => unreachable!(),
-                }
-                effects.changed_intersections.insert(*id);
-                true
+                EditCmd::UncloseIntersection(*id, *orig_it).apply(effects, map, timer)
             }
+            EditCmd::UncloseIntersection(id, orig_it) => EditCmd::CloseIntersection {
+                id: *id,
+                orig_it: *orig_it,
+            }
+            .apply(effects, map, timer),
         }
     }
 }