Just in time for the morning work commute, all lanes of the new span of the Howard Frankland bridge appeared to be open to drivers by 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. Florida Department of Transportation officials opened the new bridge to southbound drivers one lane at a time overnight from Monday night into Tuesday morning.

The new Howard Frankland Bridge is opening Tuesday morning to drivers. The project began in 2020 and new bridge will have eight new lanes, including four express lanes that go both North and South.

After several years of construction, the new span of the Howard Frankland Bridge officially opened to traffic in time for the Tuesday morning commute.