Closing the Loop: 20 years after breaking ground, more construction looms for Louisville trail

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The Louisville Loop, a proposed 100-mile trail, is about 50% complete after 20 years.

Completion of the entire loop could take until 2045 due to funding and construction challenges.

Rising costs, endangered species, and project management issues have caused delays.

Officials are considering new funding models and construction approaches to expedite the project.

Twenty years after it was first proposed, Louisville officials are making progress toward the goal of completing the Louisville Loop, a 100-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail encircling the city, but another two decades of construction may be on the horizon before the project is finally finished.

Originally announced in 2005, the ambitious trail is roughly 50% complete as of August and more than 20 small pro