Barnegat Township’s new municipal building project could be done considerably earlier than original projections, in which officials were figuring an October 2022 opening.

According to Mayor Albert Bille, it is now possible construction could be finished in the spring with a possible opening in May.

“The steel work is complete,” he said. “Now they’re starting to put in the flooring, and when that’s done, they can start putting up the exterior.”

Last year, the township committee awarded a $12.9 million contract to Frankoski Construction Co.