The Indiana Department of Transportation plans to reopen State Road 46 at its Fishers Fork Creek bridge Tuesday afternoon. Harry Maginity, INDOT spokesman, says that the opening is two-and-a-half weeks ahead of the contract completion date for the work in removing and replacing the three-span structure, two-miles west of State Road, 9 southeast of Columbus.

Milestone is the contractor for the nearly $1.4 million project, which called for a five-month closure. Officials say that a new slab-top superstructure measuring 81 feet in length with 44 feet of clear roadway side-to-side is now in place.

INDOT says that Tuesday’s reopening is dependent on the weather.