Mystic — Beginning Monday, a contractor hired by the Town of Stonington will begin an approximately nine-day-long milling and repaving project of Coogan Boulevard, the busy road that leads to Mystic Aquarium and Olde Mistick Village.

The town, meanwhile, has taken a number of measures to minimize the disruption to businesses and motorists.

According to a schedule released by Public Works Director Barbara McKrell, work to mill the road will begin Monday and continue through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The milling is scheduled to take three days.

Next Thursday and Friday, work to make adjustments to road structures will occur between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Four days of paving are scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 3. That work will take place between 2 a.m. and noon each day. One exception is that no paving will take place between Route 27 and Clara Drive between 10 a.m. and 2 a.m.

Bad weather could alter the schedule.

Motorists should expect delays and slow traffic, but one lane will remain open in each direction. Drivers are being asked to drive cautiously and allow extra time to reach their destination.

Anyone with questions can call the highway department at (860) 525-5055.