PITTSFIELD TO FAIRFIELD - The Maine Department of Transportation is doing paving work and making other safety improvements along a 16-mile-long stretch of the southbound side of I-95 from Pittsfield to Fairfield. The project area begins at the Exit 150 interchange in Pittsfield and ends at the Kennebec River in Fairfield. Work began this week and is scheduled to be finished by August 1st. Drivers should expect permanent lane closures between now and June 23rd. After June 23rd, the contractor will only be allowed overnight lane closures from Sunday nights through Saturday mornings beginning at 7:00 p.m. and ending at 6:00 a.m. the following day. The contractor on this project is Northeast Paving of Hermon. The contract amount is $5,941,831.