Work on approximately .75 miles of state Highway 156 between Robley Road and Lessor Navarino Road in Shawano County is scheduled to begin on April 21.
RC Excavating Inc., of Suamico, is the prime contractor for the $897,000 project. Crews will remove the existing roadway and replace it with a wider pavement surface to provide a safer surface for bike and pedestrian traffic. Additional improvements include installing new storm sewer, street lighting, pavement markings, and curb and gutter.
Construction is scheduled for completion by mid-July.
During construction, Highway 156 will be closed to through traffic and detoured via state Highway 187, County Road F and state Highway 47. Access to businesses and residences will be maintained throughout the duration of the project.
Eighty percent of the project will be paid for with federal transportation funds; the remaining 20 percent will be paid with state transportation funds.