Good news for motorists in the Augusta area who have endured months of traffic tie-ups due to road and bridge work: the roads soon will be fixed.

The Western Avenue road project that is being built in conjunction with the up-and-coming Augusta Crossing is slated to wrap up Oct. 15, said Steve Hunnewell, a traffic engineer with the Maine Department of Transportation.

On the whole, Hunnewell said, drivers have been cooperative during the project. That being said, Hunnewell said it wouldn’t hurt to take it easy on the accelerator.

“The only complaint I’ve received from the contractors is that some people are driving pretty fast,” he said.

Just south of Augusta in Gardiner, work on the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge also will be coming to a close in the next few weeks, much to the relief of drivers who use one of the several routes that come together at the bridge — including 201, 9, 27 and 126.

Jeff Folsom, resident engineer for the Maine DOT, said traffic should return to normal by Oct. 13.

“We’re flying right through our work,” Folsom said. “We need to do some more paving and stripe the road.”

Have a traffic tip or a commuter scoop? E-mail Meghan V. Malloy at: mmalloy@centralmaine.com