Wilmington’s new sidewalk nears completion amid traffic backups

With two new crosswalks and traffic-calming grass buffers, project aims to create a more pedestrian-friendly stretch of Route 9 in Village 
WILMINGTON—It has taken eight years and will cost about $1.1 million, but Wilmington’s new East Main Street sidewalk and associated sewer upgrades are not far from completion, according to town officials.
The project will create 1,300 feet of new five-foot-wide sidewalk along the north side of East Main Street between Wilmington Village center and Beaver Brook Bridge.


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