SUN JOURNAL • March 12, 2024
Officials on both sides of the Androscoggin River will make improvements and bolster pedestrian access to riverfront areas after learning they will receive federal funding for the long-planned projects. Projects to improve the Simard-Payne Memorial Park area in Lewiston and extend Auburn’s Riverwalk received $3.9 million each in a congressional spending bill. Auburn’s Riverwalk expansion will extend the existing Riverwalk from Bonney Park along the Androscoggin River west and then south along the Little Androscoggin River to Washington Street.