The town is moving forward with its plans to reconstruct the busy commercial and residential Park Road corridor that will reduce car travel lanes, add bike lanes, and increase pedestrian safety. Construction is expected to begin next summer on the $2.25 million plan to upgrade the roadway from Quaker Lane South to Prospect Avenue, which will include roadway resurfacing, sidewalk repairs, improved street lighting, and other added amenities such as benches, landscaping, and better wayfinding signage. To do that, the town is proposing to raise all crosswalks on the roadway that aren’t controlled by signals, like the one directly in front of Playhouse and Park. Added bump outs will also help shorten the distance that pedestrians will have to cross in certain places along the roadway as well. Sidewalk ramps will also be replaced and made accessible, with improvements to crossing signals also being recommended. Part of the project will be funded by $1.5 million in state grant funding that the town received two years ago. Sommer said they hope to finish the design by the spring, with a goal of construction starting next summer and finishing in the winter.
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