The Kewash Nature Trail will be undergoing a major project beginning next Tuesday.

DeLong Construction will creating a spur that connects the trail to the Kirkwood Regional Center, and will be paving a portion of the trail extending west from Highway 1. Conservation staff have informed residents with signage for the closure of the eastern portion of the trail for the work that ends at Highway 1. The project is expected to be completed by December 31st. The project was funded by grants from the Transportation Alternatives Program, Resource Enhancement and Protection program, Washington County Conservation Board, the City of Washington, and the Kirkwood Regional Center.