Project Overview
- The City of Ellsworth and MaineDOT agreed to work together through MaineDOT’s Planning Partnership Initiative (PPI) program to conduct this Study.
- Study’s purpose is to evaluate and analyze connectivity alternatives between
the Ellsworth Trail and the Sunrise Trail. - Potential improvements to be considered may include:
- New/rehabilitated sidewalks and curb ramps
- Roadway pavement markings (e.g. crosswalks, lane marking, shared lane marking and bicycle lane markings)
- Signs (e.g. Destination and wayfinding signs, parking restrictions, bike and pedestrian crossing signs and advance warning signs)
- Enhanced pedestrian and bicyclist street crossings/intersection treatments
- Drainage adjustments
- Roadway and trail improvements
August 26th, 2020 Meeting Presentation
Contains project scope, timeline and goals.
2020 Bicycle-Pedestrian Trail Connectivity Feasibility Study August 26th,2020 Presentation(PDF)