KITTERY - Road crews will be striping lanes on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge tomorrow night into Friday morning. Work on the southbound side will begin around 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crews will move to the northbound side several hours later. Striping will be finished before sunrise on Friday. This work will require multiple lane closures and traffic pattern changes. The northbound striping work will involve the temporary closure of the Exit 7 on-ramp in Portsmouth. Traffic will be detoured to the Route 1 Bypass. Signs for this detour are already posted as a truck detour.

STATEWIDE - The Maine Department of Transportation is performing routine efforts to control brush along selected state roads using herbicides. These efforts will continue through the end of June. This process is part of MaineDOT's ongoing integrated approach, which also includes mowing and hand removal to control roadside trees.

BOOTHBAY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing work on the count sensors on Route 27 (Wiscasset Road) in Boothbay on Wednesday, July 1st. The sensors are near the intersection of Route 27 and River Road. These sensors allow MaineDOT to accurately count the number of vehicles that use this highway throughout the year. Work will begin at 8:00 a.m. and should be done by the early afternoon. This project will involve lane closures on Route 27. Work will begin on the northbound side and end on the southbound side.

KENNEBEC COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation is doing paving work and making improvements on Route 9 in Gardiner and West Gardiner. The project area begins near I-295 in West Gardiner and extends east for approximately three miles, ending near Robinson Street in Gardiner. Drivers should expect a single-lane traffic pattern between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The contractor on this project is Pike Industries out of Fairfield. The contract amount is $876,314. We expect this work to be finished by September 4th.

CARIBOU - The Maine Department of Transportation will be making improvements to the Otter Brook Bridge in Caribou. The bridge carries Route 1 (Van Buren Road) over Otter Brook. Crews will be replacing an old metal culvert with a new precast concrete box. Work will begin on June 29th and should be finished by September 7th. Drivers should expect a single-lane traffic pattern. The contractor on this project is Soderberg Construction out of Caribou. The contract price is $692,797.

FARMINGDALE - The Maine Department of Transportation is doing paving work and making safety improvements on Route 201 in Farmingdale. The project area begins near the Gardiner town line and extends north for approximately 1.5 miles. Traffic may be reduced to one lane between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. We expect to finish this project by September 4th. The contractor on this work is Pike Industries out of Fairfield. The contract amount is $466,146.

WINTHROP - The Maine Department of Transportation will be performing paving work and making safety improvements on Route 202 in Winthrop. The project area begins south of Annabessacook Road and extends north for nearly a mile and a half. Work is expected to begin on July 6th and end on September 4th. Drivers should expect a single-lane traffic pattern during this work. The contractor on this project is Pike Industries out of Fairfield. The project cost is $522,896.

CUMBERLAND AND SAGADAHOC COUNTIES - Next week, the Maine Department Transportation will be doing paving work on Route 1 in Brunswick and Bath. This is part of an ongoing project that begins at the Cook's Corner interchange and extends east more than five miles to the Bath Viaduct. This project also involves the Sagadahoc Bridge, which carries Route 1 over the Kennebec River between Bath and Woolwich. Next weeks work will involve overnight ramp closures (from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.). These closures help with safety and allow the work to be done more quickly. Detour routes will be marked.

LIMERICK - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making drainage improvements on Route 11 (Washington Street) in Limerick. The project area begins at the intersection of Route and Route 5 and extends approximately one mile to the intersection of Route 11 and Prospect Street. Work is expected to begin on July 6th and end on August 14th. Drivers should expect an alternating, single-lane traffic pattern if lane closures are necessary. The contractor on this project is Glidden Excavating & Paving, Inc. out of Gorham, and the contract amount is $221,000.

GRAND ISLE - The Maine Department of Transportation will be replacing a culvert under the Soucy Bridge in Grand Isle. This bridge carries Route 1 over Thibodeau Brook in Grand Isle a little more than one mile south of the Madawaska town line. We will be replacing an old culvert with a new, precast concrete box culvert. Work is scheduled to begin on July 7th and end by August 13th. Drivers should expect a single lane traffic pattern, controlled by signals. The contractor on this project is Gordon Contracting out of Sangerville. The contract amount is $1,310,802.