The Mattapoisett Highway Department has been busy this summer and it shows. Sidewalk and road improvements have been underway while plans continue for a multi-million dollar Village project.

Upgrades began in May with the resurfacing of several roads off of North Street. North Street itself is also getting a makeover set to be complete by mid-August. The stretch from the I-195 overpass to the Rochester line will get a 3/8 inch microsurfacing that will extend the life of the pavement for seven to 10 years, said Highway Surveyor Barry Denham.

Sidewalks on Shaw Street, Pearl Street, a section of Mechanic Street and a section of North Street will be reconstructed using fund appropriated at Town Meeting in May.

“We want to get the sidewalks fixed because they’re in pretty bad shape,” said Denham. “We picked what we felt were the most critical sidewalks.”

In addition to money from this year’s Town Meeting, Denham said he has some funds from last year’s Town Meeting appropriations as well as state funds from this year to pay for the work.

While moving forward with road projects, Denham and the town are saving up for a major overhaul of Main Street, Water Street, Beacon Street and Marion Road.

Replacing sewer lines, fixing drainage issues and revamping sidewalks are among the changes needed on the Village roads. In June 2013, town officials said they would seek around $3.5 million in state and federal funding for the project.

More than a year later, Denham said the project has secured a place on the state transportation improvement plan for 2017, and it could get bumped up if another project falls through.

In the meantime, Denham said the town is preparing the project to be “shovel ready” in case the state comes calling.

The town held a public meeting for residents to weigh-in on the plans last June and more will be forthcoming. But first, Denham said the town needs to figure out what “have to do things” are required by the state and federal government before addressing the “wanna do things.”

“We’d like to have all of our planning and engineering done within the next year in case another community drops off the list,” he said.