KENNEBEC COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation is replacing the wearing surface on the Pearl Harbor Remembrance bridge, which carries Route 126 (Bridge Street) over the Kennebec River near the Gardiner/Randolph town line. Routes 9, 27, and 126 intersect west of the bridge on the Gardiner side.

On-site construction work for the project began on May 22nd. Two-way traffic will be maintained on the bridge throughout the month of June. A directional detour, which will remove eastbound traffic (to Randolph) from the bridge, will begin on July 8th. During this detour, access to the east side of the Kennebec River will require traveling north to Augusta or south to Richmond/Dresden. Two-way traffic will be restored by August 16th. The project is anticipated to be completed by the end of September.

The contractor for this project is Wyman & Simpson, Inc. of Richmond. The contract amount is approximately $3 million.