The cleared area, left foreground, is seen Wednesday morning during a groundbreaking ceremony for a Lewiston fire substation in the Fairgrounds Business Park on Mollison Way, top. The station will replace one on outer Main Street. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The cleared area, center foreground, is seen Wednesday morning during a groundbreaking ceremony for a Lewiston fire substation in the Fairgrounds Business Park on Mollison Way, top. The station will replace one on outer Main Street. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Plans for the new Lewiston fire substation are displayed Wednesday morning during a groundbreaking ceremony in the Fairgrounds Business Park on Mollison Way. Optimum Construction of Portland is the contractor. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Dignitaries shovel dirt Wednesday morning at the groundbreaking ceremony for a Lewiston Fire Department  substation in the Fairgrounds Business Park on Mollison Way. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

LA Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Shanna Cox addresses dignitaries and supporters Wednesday morning at the groundbreaking for the Lewiston Fire Department substation in the Fairgrounds Business Park on Mollison Way off Main Street. The station will replace one on outer Main Street near Switzerland Road. Construction is scheduled to be completed by next spring. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The cleared area, center foreground, is seen Wednesday morning during a groundbreaking ceremony for a Lewiston fire substation in the Fairgrounds Business Park on Mollison Way, top. The station will replace one on outer Main Street. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal