GARDINER - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing paving work and making safety improvements along part of Winter Street in Gardiner. The project area begins at the intersection of Winter and Summer Streets and extends south across the bridge to the intersection of Winter Street and Route 9. Traffic may be reduced to one lane during this work. This project is scheduled to begin on July 10th and be finished by September 4th. The contractor is Pike Industries out of Fairfield. The contract amount is $19,700.