(KLZA)--After the Memorial Day holiday, a pavement improvement and flood remediation project on U.S. Route 159 will close Holt County Route 111 and narrow U.S. Route 159. The project will be constructed in multiple stages.

The work schedule includes:

Bypass construction around the intersection of U.S. Route 159 and Route 111.

Traffic impacts will include possible single-lane closures.

Beginning May 31 and continuing through the end of June, Intersection improvements to raise the roadway grade of U.S. Route 159 to meet the level of the railroad crossing on Route 111.

During this time, U.S. Route 159 traffic will be redirected to a single-lane bypass with temporary traffic signals in place.

• Route 111 will be closed from U.S. Route 159 to just north of the railroad crossing. Motorists will need to seek an alternate route.

June 27 – Aug. 5: Concrete repairs and sealing from the Little Tarkio Creek west of Fortescue to Route 111 north of Forest City will be done.

Single-lane closures may be necessary

From July through mid-September: Ditch clean-out and roadside grading will be taking place, again there will be single-lane closures and temporary traffic signals for the project to be done in three segments moving east to west starting at the Little Tarkio Creek going to Route 111; Then from Route 111 to the Big Lake Overflow Bridge and the third section will be from the Big Lake Overflow Bridge to the Missouri River.

Sept. 19 – Dec. 8: Erosion control installation will be taking place, again meaning single-lane closures and temporary traffic signals with the project to be completed in three segments.

The work will shut down for the winter on December 9.

Also scheduled to begin after the Memorial Day holiday is the rehabilitation of the Big Lake Overflow Bridge on U.S. Route 159. The roadway will be narrowed to one lane with a 13-foot width restriction at the bridge through July. Temporary traffic signals will be in place to direct motorists through the work zone.

All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change.