The city of Austin’s Urban Trails Program is making progress on the Bergstrom Spur Trail, a 6.5-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail that will run through an abandoned rail corridor from Vinson Drive to US 183.

The design for the west section of the trail—one of three parts—will continue in 2023 and be finalized in 2024. Construction will be completed by 2026. When finished, the trail will increase connectivity for bicyclists, pedestrians and transit networks, according to city officials.

Several other trails will be improved or expanded in 2023. The Trail Conservancy will begin construction on the Rainey Street trailhead and begin gathering permits to realign and restore landscaping for the Holly Project, a site located west of the decommissioned Holly Power Plant at Festival Beach.