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PHOTOS: City workers block Main Street to prepare for launch of Complete Streets project

Farmington Daily Times
With several blocks of Main Street through downtown Farmington closed to traffic, city workers prepare to remove trees from the intersection at Allen Avenue on Dec. 27, 2019.
With several blocks of Main Street through downtown Farmington closed to traffic, city workers prepare to remove trees from the intersection at Allen Avenue on Dec. 27, 2019.
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City workers cut down a tree on West Main Street on Dec. 27, 2019, in preparation for the beginning of construction of the Complete Streets project in early January.
City workers cut down a tree on West Main Street on Dec. 27, 2019, in preparation for the beginning of construction of the Complete Streets project in early January.
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A street closure sign and debris from a cut-down tree are pictured on West Main Street in downtown Farmington on Dec. 27, 2019, as city crews prepare the district for the Complete Streets renovation beginning early next month.
A street closure sign and debris from a cut-down tree are pictured on West Main Street in downtown Farmington on Dec. 27, 2019, as city crews prepare the district for the Complete Streets renovation beginning early next month.
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A city worker slices the branches off a downed tree at the corner of West Main Street and Allen Avenue Dec. 27, 2019, in preparation for the beginning of construction on the Complete Streets project.
A city worker slices the branches off a downed tree at the corner of West Main Street and Allen Avenue Dec. 27, 2019, in preparation for the beginning of construction on the Complete Streets project.
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City trucks wait to haul away debris from downed trees on West Main Street on Dec. 27, 2019.
City trucks wait to haul away debris from downed trees on West Main Street on Dec. 27, 2019.
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Road closure signs block drivers from using Main Street at the intersection with Orchard Avenue on Dec. 27, 2019, as preparations began for construction of the Complete Streets project in downtown Farmington in early January.
Road closure signs block drivers from using Main Street at the intersection with Orchard Avenue on Dec. 27, 2019, as preparations began for construction of the Complete Streets project in downtown Farmington in early January.
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Signs direct West Main Street motorists to turn left or right on to Behrend Avenue in downtown Farmington on Dec. 27, 2019, as preparations for the beginning of the Complete Streets project got underway.
Signs direct West Main Street motorists to turn left or right on to Behrend Avenue in downtown Farmington on Dec. 27, 2019, as preparations for the beginning of the Complete Streets project got underway.
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Street closure barrels block access to East Main Street at South Commercial Avenue on Dec. 27, 2019, as preparations for Complete Streets construction got underway.
Street closure barrels block access to East Main Street at South Commercial Avenue on Dec. 27, 2019, as preparations for Complete Streets construction got underway.
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City workers confer in the middle of West Main Street on Dec. 27, 2019, as preparations for the Complete Streets construction got underway.
City workers confer in the middle of West Main Street on Dec. 27, 2019, as preparations for the Complete Streets construction got underway.
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City workers prepare to bring down a tree near the intersection of West Main Street and Allen Avenue on Dec. 27, 2019, in preparation for the beginning of the Complete Streets project.
City workers prepare to bring down a tree near the intersection of West Main Street and Allen Avenue on Dec. 27, 2019, in preparation for the beginning of the Complete Streets project.
Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
West Main Street through downtown Farmington was deserted on Dec. 27, 2019, aside from city vehicles as workers blocked access to it in preparation for the beginning of the Complete Streets construction in early January.
West Main Street through downtown Farmington was deserted on Dec. 27, 2019, aside from city vehicles as workers blocked access to it in preparation for the beginning of the Complete Streets construction in early January.
Mike Easterling/The Daily Times