Groton ― A consultant will present later this month concept plans to improve Main Street in Noank with new sidewalks and curbs and potentially additional streetscape features.

People can ask questions or comment on the reconstruction plans at a public information session at 7 p.m. July 25 in Community Room No. 1 in the Town Hall Annex.

Greg Hanover, the town’s public works director, said the project calls for new drainage systems, sidewalks and curbing, and may incorporate features such as trees, lighting and benches. The town also is looking at the potential to place overhead utilities underground.

“All of the work will strive to comply with the town’s adopted Complete Streets policy,” he said. Complete Streets is designed to safely accommodate everyone, from pedestrians to drivers.

Hanover said the project will cover the entire length of Main Street from the dead end at the railroad tracks to the town dock on the Mystic River, as well as Pearl Street from Main Street to Potter Court and Ward Avenue from Main Street to the firehouse.

Hanover said the area is in need of improvement.

“The pavement on Main Street is in very poor condition,” he said. “The road varies in width along its length, the drainage system is inadequate, there are limited sidewalk facilities and the sidewalks that do exist are in poor condition and do not meet ADA accessibility requirements.”

A public listening session for the project was held in November.

After the July 25 public information meeting, preliminary plans and cost estimates will be developed and are expected to be presented in the fall, Hanover said.

Although the town has Capital Improvement Project funds for the design and permitting of the project, the town does not yet have funding for construction. Once the cost estimates are received, the town will look for state or federal funding opportunities, which often require a local funding match, he said.

Construction could begin in fall 2025 or spring 2026, depending on when funding is secured, he said.

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