WILTON — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a preliminary public meeting Thursday, Oct. 24, to discuss proposed improvements to the intersection of Routes 2 and 156.

The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria of Academy Hill School on Depot Street in Wilton.

The intersection near Rick’s Market and Gould’s Service Station, where Route 4 runs together with Route 2, has been the site of several fatal and serious-injury accidents over the past several years.

The most recent fatality was in September, when a Jeep and a loaded logging truck collided. The driver of the Jeep died at the scene.

Any inquiries regarding the project may be directed in writing to the attention of Paul MacDonald, project manager II, Maine DOT, Highway Program, 24 Child St., 16 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0016; by telephone at 207-624-3330; or by email paul.macdonald@maine.gov.

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