HANSVILLE — Recent sunny days have been great for three things: picnics, tanning and construction.

Helped along by the nice weather, the Hansville Homestead project is moving along smoothly, developer James Laughlin said. Delays and problems have been scarce as construction is moving ahead without a hitch.

“There haven’t really been any problems,” Laughlin said. “We’re running on schedule — as on schedule as any project can be anyway.”

Jeff Smith, senior planner at the Kitsap County Department of Community Development, agreed, noting that the project is moving along nicely, as planned.

Laughlin said Ace Paving is now building the roads that will run through the development. Trucks with various materials, including gravel, are having to back into the site, but Laughlin said it isn’t causing notable traffic delays.

“It’s not like we’ve got trucks lined up the road,” he said.

Because things are progressing well, Laughlin said crews will be ready to start building houses around August or September.

The lots, 89 in all, are located off Twin Spits Road. The first phase of the development will build 43 houses on 205 acres with a density of one dwelling per 2.3 acres. Along with the land set aside for houses, 25 acres will be incorporated into Buck Lake Park, and 114 acres will be reserved for open space.

Once the houses are built, they will range in price from $500,000 to $600,000 and could bring approximately 200 new residents to Hansville.

During a meeting on the project last June, Kitsap County Commissioner Chris Endresen expressed concerns about the dangerous intersections in the area. Traffic, so far, hasn’t been a problem Laughlin said. If county estimates are correct, it won’t be.

Smith said the roads were analyzed before the project was approved and are capable of handling the extra vehicles.