WINDHAM — A project advisory group will meet in the coming months to talk about moving a portion of Route 111 to the south and establishing a walkable village district.
The intent would be to steer the existing busy traffic from the section of Route 111 that runs from the post office to Center School.
The group has advisory powers only and its work is being funded by a Community Technical Assistance Program grant, made available as part of the Interstate 93 widening project to address issues related to the highway project.
The group will be assembled in about a month and include representatives from town boards, the Department of Transportation, local residents, and representatives from Derry and Londonderry.
They will meet once every two months and hope to complete their work by December.
The group also will look at the feasibility of building a road behind the Shaw's supermarket, connecting to North Lowell Road and Londonderry Road.
Such a road would relieve traffic on North Lowell Road, but it remains to be seen whether a road could be built behind Shaw's, given the wet soils there, Selectman Roger Hohenberger said.
Planning Board Chairman Phil LoChiatto said the ideas need to be weighed carefully since any changes would affect a lot of residents and businesses.
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