Pinellas Trail Construction Completed

Pinellas Trail enthusiasts have had to walk, jog, rollerblade and bicycle around workers who've been repaving the trail over the last couple months.

But it should be smooth sailing for Pinellas Trail users from now on. The paving project was completed Friday, according to Billy Dover of Lane Construction, the company that was contracted to do the work.

Lane says the resurfacing will make for a better experience because the paved path will be smooth and free of bumps caused by things like tree roots that grew under the old pavement.

The five-mile-long repaving project began at Michigan Boulevard in Dunedin and ended at Oceanview Avenue in Palm Harbor.

• Watch video of a milling machine grinding up the old pavement on the Pinellas Trail 

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