BEECHWORTH-Wodonga Road is expected to be reopened to light vehicles by the end of the month, following an extensive closure as a result of a damaged culvert at Rising Sun Creek.

A Bailey Bridge is set to be erected over the damaged culvert before the end of July, however, heavy vehicles will be expected to continue detouring via Chiltern using the Beechworth-Chiltern Road and the Hume Freeway.

According to a Regional Roads Victoria spokesperson, assessment of the culvert damage and appropriate repair works to the stone culvert were ongoing, and had been made complicated due to a commitment to maintain the historical amenity of the structure.

Full repairs are expected to be completed by late-September, however, the timeline is weather-dependent.

A 20-tonne load limit will also remain in place to the section of Beechworth-Wodonga Road east of Wooragee, where a second culvert has suffered damage.

Traffic lights will be on-site in the area, with traffic reduced to one lane and a reduced speed limit in place.