BIDDEFORD – Reconstruction of a section of Route 1 is scheduled to begin Monday morning.

The project includes reconstruction of Route 1, or Elm Street, from the Biddeford Connector extending a half-mile north to Beaudoin Avenue.

Crews from Brown Industrial Group of Berwick also will do shoulder work, install granite curbs, paving sidewalks and make drainage improvements. The paved shoulders and sidewalks are intended to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.

Alternating one-way traffic will occur between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Two-way traffic will be in place between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Work will continue through fall, then resume next spring. The project is expected to be completed by early July 2013.