The sight of construction equipment and asphalt have the community buzzing about the Huckleberry Trail expansion to the north and the south.  The Burgs reporter Liana Bayne provides insight on the upcoming connections, the timetable for completion and future plans.  Read her May 5, 2013 article here.

The southern expansion of the Huckleberry Trail includes the construction of the Renva W. Knowles Bridge and the extension of the trail to the Christiansburg High School.  The timetable for construction and completion is anticipated as follows: Renva W. Knowles Bridge: The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is currently working on widening Route 114 adjacent to the New River Valley Mall and with this project comes an exciting development for

The Town of Blacksburg is currently working on expansion plans for the northern end of the Huckleberry Trail. The segments are in various phases of design, bid and construction.  Once the below segments are complete, the Huckleberry Trail will connect to Heritage Park on Glade Road. 1.  A new trail segment is under construction between the Route 460 Tunnel and Plantation Road.  The construction is projected to be complete by

The extension from the New River Mall to (but not crossing) Route 114 is now paved.