GARDINER - The Maine Department of Transportation's Maine Avenue Bridge replacement project in Gardiner will be largely on hold after this week. Our contracting partners at Reed & Reed, Inc. are stopping work on Friday, April 10th because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contractor notified MaineDOT that this work stoppage will last at least two weeks. MaineDOT employees are still working during this period. We continue to follow Maine CDC guidance to make sure all of our workers and industry partners can work safely. There will be some utility work happening on the bridge in the coming weeks, but most of the work on this project will stop until Reed & Reed resumes operations. We thank the members of the traveling public for their patience and understanding.