In October, contractors hired by the Town of Gorham started working on a project to improve pedestrian safety along South Street, especially in the area between Main Street and the Baxter Library. This phase of the project was completed in mid-December. Known as the South Street Parking and Pedestrian Improvements Project, the project has been in the works for some time.

In the area near Main Street, workers reconfigured most of the parking spaces to accommodate having both parallel parking and angled parking, in a safer manner.

Nearby, new pedestrian safety “bump-outs” (sidewalk extensions) were constructed, including one close to Gorham House of Pizza and Amato’s, and another one near the Baxter Library.

A little farther south, the contractors installed a new crosswalk close to Running Springs Road. There were also improvements near the intersection of Weeks Road and South Street, where there is now a larger traffic island and turn bay, for vehicles turning left onto Weeks Road.