KENNEBEC COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation will be doing pavement work and making safety improvements on the eastbound side of Route 9 in West Gardiner and Gardiner. The project area begins just east of Service Plaza Drive in West Gardiner and extends east for a little more than three miles. Traffic will be reduced to one lane between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. We expect this work to be finished by the end of August. The contractor on this work is Pike Industries.