FARMINGTON, Maine — The Select Board reviewed $1.5 million in proposed upgrades to Main Street and Hippach Field this week, as part of a multiphase project to improve safety and access in downtown Farmington.

Preliminary plans include new granite curbing and islands; 5-foot-wide sidewalks that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; changes to the traffic flow through the Intervale; and installing decorative lights.

Farther up Main Street, the sidewalk elevation would be lowered as much as 3 feet, with the help of a retaining wall, allowing better visibility for motorists turning onto Main Street, off South Street.

The plan also includes shifting the centerline on Main Street through the curve near the Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center to make it less sharp. T

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