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INDIANAPOLIS — The Nickel Plate Trail in Indianapolis is in its final stretch.

For the last year, crews have been working on removing the old rail lines and replacing them with a brand-new asphalt path.

Indy DPW said it plans to finish its portion of the trail in June. That’s when the orange barricades and “sidewalk closed” signs will be removed.

Once complete, the almost $15 million project will run from the Indiana Fairgrounds near 46th Street and Fall Creek Parkway up to 96th Street and Hague Road.

That’s where it will connect to Fishers and Noblesville. In total, the trail will stretch almost 18 miles.

"This is going to be a generational asset for the City of Indianapolis. People are going to talk about it just like they talk about the Monon Trail now,” said Kyle Bloyd with Indy DPW.

The Nickel Plate Trail will connect to the Monon Trail and Fall Creek Trail at the State Fairgrounds.

At the north end, the Nickel Plate Trail will connect to the Midland Trace Trail and then the Monon Trail—creating a 41-mile loop when everything is done.

In Indianapolis, crews still need to finish a few things because construction is complete.

"Right now, we got some paving left to do between 62nd and 82nd in some spots. We are also working on a lot of other random items like tree grading, freshening up some crosswalks and signage,” Bloyd said.

In the next few years, Indy DPW will start construction of two pedestrian bridges along the trail. The first will go over Keystone Avenue at 46th Street and the other will go over 82nd Street just west of I-69 in Castleton.

Fishers is also working on a pedestrian bridge at 96th Street. It is expected to be done this fall.