A group studying ways to improve Route 1 in Scarborough has disbanded, and its work will be picked-up by the Oak Hill Advisory Committee.

The Route 1 Rejuvenation Committee was not an official town committee, according to Town Manager Ron Owens. Steve Dougherty, a former member of the Planning Board, started the committee and said it was a subcommittee of the Planning Board.

The committee, which included a diverse group of people interested in Route 1, including landowners and businesses, held its first meeting in March. The goal of the group was to develop a vision of Route 1 for 15 to 20 years in the future, Dougherty said. It discussed a number of improvements to the road, including adding sidewalks and crosswalks.

Dougherty said the committee intended to start small by adding planters along some parts of the road rather than the green paint that’s there now.

Dougherty, who decided to disband the committee himself, said the town is more interested in working with consultants than with the committee.

“It appears the director of the town seems to want to go with a consulting group rather than lay people.” Dougherty said.

The ultimate goal of the group was to submit a report to the Town Council detailing its recommendations, but the report never came as the committee disbanded before it had a chance to present the document.

However, Owens, said the committee’s work was not in vain and some of the ideas it developed will be folded into the Oak Hill Advisory Committee, which is now being formed.

“I think all of the work the committee put in isn’t going to go to waste,” Owens said.

The Oak Hill Advisory Committee will study ways to improve the area, including traffic configurations intended to reduce the number of vehicles traveling through the intersection. The committee also will study a number of aesthetic concerns in the area.

In addition, other town committees are working to help improve the Route 1 area and Oak Hill and are discussing some of the same topics that were raised with the Route 1 Rejuvenation Committee.

Some of the concepts now under consideration include building setbacks and changing building design standards. The town also has instituted the newly formed Traditional Neighborhood Overlay District, which allows for denser development and a more village-like atmosphere.

Owens said Dougherty is being invited to serve on the Oak Hill Advisory Committee, which is expected to begin meeting later this month and report back to the Town Council by the end of the year.