ADAMS- RECONSTRUCTION OF HOWLAND AVENUE (ROUTE 8) AND LIME STREET

A "road-diet" is proposed for approx. one mile on Howland Avenue (municipally owned Route 8) in Adams. Proposed design consists of two travel lanes, a two-way-left-turn-lane (with some left-turn bays), and 5-ft shoulders from curb to curb. A buffered 10-ft shared use path is proposed on the west side of the highway and a buffered 6-ft sidewalk is proposed on the east side. Another design alternative, consisting of two 8-ft shared-use paths, is also being considered. Also included is approximately 2,100-ft of roadway rehabilitation and a new buffered shared use path on the north side of Lime Street to provide connectivity to the existing northern terminus of the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail.