The paving project from Frostad Road to Sharpes corner will begin June 8 and will include five nights of full closures for Deception Pass and Canoe Pass in mid-July or August.

The project is expected create substantial traffic delays as contractor crews repave four sections along the highway for the state Department of Transportation.

Work will begin at Frostad Road 8 p.m. Monday, June 8, and work their way north and complete to roadway sections.

They will work their way north, completing the paving work on the roadway sections before tackling the two bridges. Crews will grind off about two inches of pavement, then repave and restripe the highway, according to Transportation.

The precise dates of the overnight closures won’t be set until 10 days before the bridge paving begins, which will be the final leg of the project.

The 10-hour closures will occur Sunday night through Friday morning, from 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

The bridges will remain open for all traffic from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on those days.