Burlington Drive bridge over Muncie Bypass to open

The Burlington drive bridge over the Muncie bypass is expected to reopen ahead of schedule. Grace Ramey, DN File

The new Burlington Drive bridge over the Muncie Bypass (U.S. 35/Ind. 67/Ind. 3) is expected to reopen today two days ahead of schedule.

The bridge will be open before 5 p.m., according to a release from the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Primco closed the road on April 5 for a $1.6 million bridge reconstruction project that was expected to take up to 130 days, it took 128.