A BUZZ of excitement surrounded Indigo Valley residents last Thursday with Indigo Shire Council announcing the long-awaited opening of the Indigo Creek Road bridge to traffic.

A community celebration was held at the site of the new Indigo Creek Road bridge on Wednesday night, prior to it being opened to traffic.

Two-way traffic on the bridge has been restored and the load restrictions removed.

The bridge had been closed since November 2022 after the existing culvers failed following a major storm event

Indigo Shire Council secured funding of more than 1.24m towards construction of a new bridge in November 2023, with council contributing $300,000.

Council have some temporary traffic speed reductions in place while the new road settles and encouraged road users to be aware of the changed conditions and loose stones.

The temporary bridge is now closed to traffic and is scheduled to be removed in the next few weeks.

There might be some brief speed reductions during its removal.