BORE THE BRIDGE: Maine Department of Transportation workers, from left, George James, Eric Moody and Keith Bates, level a drill Wednesday to bore a hole through a bridge column suspending the span across Cobbossee Stream in Gardiner. State crews have commenced work at repairing the concrete columns beneath Bridge Street and expect to be under the bridge through spring, James said. The drill bored a hole for a steel tension rod to be inserted into the column, James said. Staff photo by Andy Molloy