If it’s summer in Maine, it must be road construction season. This year is no exception for some routes in the Capital Area, despite the pandemic.
Route 9 in Gardiner and West Gardiner is undergoing a $1.89 million Maine Department of Transportation makeover this summer. The contractor is Fairfield-based Pike Industries Inc, a subsidiary of CRH plc of Dublin, Ireland.
The project aims to make improvements to the roadway and ancillary systems, covering the area near I-295 in West Gardiner and extending east for about three miles and ending near Robinson Street in Gardiner. A single-lane traffic pattern is in effect until the project wraps up.
MDOT has also tapped Pike Industries to do paving work and make safety improvements for a $469,346 project on Route 201 in Farmingdale. The coverage area starts at the Gardiner town line and runs northward for about 1.5 miles. The agency expects both projects to be completed by Sept. 4.
