Wonderful progress continues on the trail; see the photos below, taken today 9/29/2021. A couple of very friendly surveyors were busy marking the trail with orange markers: orange rocks in the exact center, and vertical orange stakes marking the precise edge of the path. They said the pavement will stop two feet inside the edge markers, and those two feet will be filled with gravel and loam.
The river crossing appears ready to receive the new bridge, which is temporarily sitting beside the trail. Paving will begin after the bridge is set in place.
The slope up to Memorial Drive is remarkably smooth and gradual compared to before trail construction began.
Photos courtesy of Philip Bosinoff