As the weather seems to be finally shifting into summer mode and a week’s worth of dry weather is ahead, work is scheduled to once again begin on state Route 410 through Eastown.

“We’ll really be getting back into the whole process to get the project finished,” said MaryLou Nebergall, project engineer with the Washington State Department of Transportation. “We finally have a week of decent-looking weather.”

The $20.5 million project was suspended in January because the remainder of the work to be completed is weather-dependent, such as paving. Work began in March 2010 to widen the nearly 1.5 miles of highway.

“We appreciate the patience through the winter,” she said. “I know it’s been a challenge for drivers.”

According to Nebergall, work on the roadway will resume Monday, though the affect on drivers should be minimal. Nebergall said there will be more activity on the site and drivers may be stopped briefly for trucks coming and going, but not for long periods.

Nebergall said crews have been on site for the few weeks doing some electrical and landscaping work, but the first work to be completed will be paving of the south side of the roadway.

After that, eastbound traffic will be shifted to the south side of the road as WSDOT begins work constructing the curbs and median that will divide the highway when complete.

A traffic signal will also be added at the new 233rd Avenue East intersection. The final overlay of asphalt will finish the job.

Once state work is complete, Bonney Lake Public Works Director Dan Grigsby said the city would install street lights in the medians, thanks to a $115,000 grant from Washington State secured by Sen. Pam Roach.

Nebergall said work is expected to be completed by August, though once again, that is all up to Mother Nature.

“Of course, I should say that’s weather-dependent,” Nebergall said.