The City of Edmonds will celebrate the opening of the Edmonds Interurban trail connection with a ribbon cutting at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 19, at the corner of 76th Avenue West and McAleer Way.

The Interurban Trail connection completes the missing link of the regional trail through Edmonds. The trail heads north on 76th Avenue West from the section in Shoreline at State Route 104, continues to the old rail corridor at McAleer Way and follows the corridor to 228th Street Southwest, where it connects with the new southern terminus of the Mountlake Terrace trail. The trail also includes a spur that connects to Mathay Ballinger Park in Edmonds.

The trail includes a .47 mile 12-foot wide paved path, landscaping, benches, signage, a bicycle rack, a shelter and an information kiosk. Bike lanes have also been added to 76th Avenue West and bike arrows to 74th Avenue West to complete the 1.37-mile section.

The $1.8-million trail extension was funded through $1.3 million in state and federal grants, with the remainder from the City’s Real Estate Excise Tax and utility funding.