The highway 83-16 overpass that borders the City of Delafield and Village of Hartland, closed for nearly a month because of construction work, has apparently been re-opened.

Motorist reported the overpass bridge was open early Friday afternoon although state highway officials had indicated the construction work was not expected to be completed until August 8.

State highway officials have not returned telephone calls seeking confirmation that the overpass is open for the traffic.

Motorists who usually travel north and south across the overpass were asked to take a circuitous detour through the Village of Hartland to Highway KE (West North Shore Drive) in order to rejoin Highway 83 south of the construction work.

The detour resulted in unusually heavy traffic through the village and an occassional traffic jam on Highways 16 and 83 and on downtown streets in the village.

The bridge deck overlay work is part of an $824,000 resurfacing of Highway 83 that extends 3.2 miles from Interstate 94 in Delafield south to near Cardinal Lane in Hartland.