The fire-damaged section of the southbound Daniel Carter Beard Bridge approach in Cincinnati will require a “surgical” demolition, but Ohio Dept. of Transportation officials say repairs should be complete by the spring—provided that materials arrive on schedule and winter weather doesn’t slow work.

The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge is a 1,300-ft-long, twin tied-arch carrying eight lanes of Interstate 471 over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Newport, Ky. Its original construction was completed in 1976.