ðə mˈeɪn mˈɔːl wʌzðə sˈɛntɚpˌiːs əvə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðɪ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ʌv jˌuːˈɛs nˈaɪn ɪnðə pˈoʊkiːpsi sˈɪɾi lˈɪmɪts tʊ ɐ fɹˈiːweɪstˈændɚd hˈaɪweɪ ænd kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðɪ ɑːɹtˈɪɹiəl, ɐ kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹˈaʊts fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ænd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ˌɪntʊ tˈuː wˈʌnwˈeɪ, θɹˈiː lˈeɪn hˈaɪweɪz ɐ blˈɑːk tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ ænd sˈaʊθ ʌv mˈeɪn stɹˈiːt.
The Main Mall was the centerpiece of a project which also included the improvement of US 9 in the Poughkeepsie city limits to a freeway-standard highway and construction of The Arterial, a combination of Routes 44 and 55 into two one-way, three lane highways a block to the north and south of Main Street.