We received an interesting e-mail today. A loyal reader was curious about road work being done on three miles of Route 27 in Belgrade.

“The stretch of road from near Hammond Lumber towards the 'village' is, at this point, one of the best stretches of roadway in Maine,” the reader wrote. “Why would they not spend the time and money elsewhere to fix other roads? I can think of a lot more, especially state routes, that could use it.”

Well, we tried to get as much of the scoop as we could.

Paving will start on that three-mile stretch tomorrow and hopefully wrap up by Monday if Mother Nature is agreeable, Maine Department of Transportation spokeswoman Meg Lane said.

Lane was not entirely sure why the work was needed, but added a new guardrail was installed.

“Right now, there is grooved pavement 25 feet wide, as well as on the shoulder,” Lane said. “People will need to be aware of that, as well as the paving work.”