bypassed

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bypass/ˈbʌɪpɑːs/

▶noun

• 1 a road passing round a town to provide an alternative route for through traffic.

• 2 a secondary channel, pipe, or connection to allow a flow when the main one is closed or blocked.

• 3 a surgical operation to make an alternative passage to aid the circulation of blood.

▶verb go past or round.

■ provide (a town) with a bypass.