Haverhill, MA To Build River Boardwalk

Massachusetts lawmakers have approved full funding of a $1.2 million boardwalk project on the Merrimack River along Haverhill's historic and revitalized downtown.

Recently re-elected Mayor James Fiorentini told the The Eagle-Tribune newspaper that construction is set to begin in the spring behind The Tap restaurant and brew pub on Washington Street.

The 300-foot walkway will extend from behind The Tap to the new condominium building at 66 Washington Street. The project also includes renovating the old city boardwalk behind Haverhill Bank on Merrimack Street. The new boardwalk is expected to take about a year to build.

Other parts of the City's plans for the riverfront include dredging the Merrimack to make the downtown stretch accessible to larger boats, installing more public docks, redeveloping rundown property along the riverbank and eventually extending the boardwalk along the entire downtown.

The City's long-term plans for the river walk to eventually be on both sides of the river, with the downtown side connecting each bridge and to a trail on the Bradford side of the river, creating a loop.

More on Haverhill, Massachusetts.

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