The city of Sammamish is about to begin a maintenance project to resurface much of Trossachs Boulevard. The project involves removing the weathered and worn top layer of old pavement and replacing it with a new layer of hot mix asphalt.

The work is being done by Lakeside Industries as part of the annual citywide pavement resurfacing project. Two sections of Trossachs Boulevard are being resurfaced:

• The south portion from Duthie Hill Road to just north of Cascade Ridge Elementary.

• The north portion from Belvedere Way to the north end.

The portion in between these sections was resurfaced recently and will not be replaced as part of the project.

Work is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 11, and to be completed by Aug. 29. Hours of work will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In the first week the top layer of pavement will be ground off. The grinding and preparation work is expected to take three to four days. In the second week the new surface layer of pavement will be placed. This paving work is expected to take two to three days. Pavement striping will follow in the days soon after the pavement resurfacing.

During this project, the road will remain open and emergency vehicles will have access at all times. However, travel lanes will be reduced to one lane with flaggers controlling the direction of traffic during working hours.

During the paving process, there will be short-duration intersection closures when the new asphalt is placed and compacted through the intersection.

Much of the construction will be avoidable by using side streets to get to and from the south end of Trossachs Boulevard.