A restoration project in Shamokin that was expected to take two years to finish is almost done. Author: Nikki Krize Updated: 8:51 PM EDT August 3, 2021 SHAMOKIN, Pa. — When we last showed you Shamokin's 99 Steps, the restoration project was just getting started. But fast forward two months, and it is almost finished. "We're pouring the last step. It's not the final step of the renovation, but it's so close, and people can use this now," Kathy Vetovich said. It's known as the 99 Steps and it was built on East Lincoln Street in Shamokin in 1914. Thousands of people used the steps weekly to get to and from their factory jobs.