BRUNSWICK

Road improvements on Route 24 in the Cook’s Corner area began overnight Sunday as crews from Harry C. Crooker & Sons started preparing to grind, mill and repave areas of Bath Road and Gurnet Road during the overnight hours.

Roadwork will take place on Bath Road from about 750 feet west of Merrymeeting Plaza to the Cook’s Corner intersection, and then from the intersection down Gurnet Road to the traffic signal near Sears and Regal Cinema.

Between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m., crews will grind and remove about two inches of existing pavement; install a hot mix shim course; adjust utilities; and then repave the entire area.

Town officials opened bids for the project last week. Crooker, with the low bid, indicated the company would begin this week in order to complete the work before the Great State of Maine Air Show at Brunswick Landing, which will run from Aug. 24 to Aug. 26, according to a release from John Foster, town engineer and director of the Brunswick Department of Public Works.

Traffic signals in the area also will be upgraded this week to provide video detection for better operation of signal timing.

Milling will begin the night of July 9 and continue for approximately one week, with shim paving to take place the following week. Adjusting utility covers and curb work will take about two weeks, and final paving will be placed in early to mid August, the release states.

Use of Route 24 during daytime hours should not be negatively affected by the work, according to Foster. All roadway users are asked to be cautious and patient while traveling through the area at night.

The town of Brunswick received a 50 percent matching fund grant from the Maine Department of Transportation for the project, according to Foster.