A section of the Northwest Branch Trail has been repaved, part of a broader effort to improve trails for biking and walking along the Route 1 corridor.

Earlier this month, the Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation Department repaved a .7-mile stretch of the trail from Melrose Skate Park in Hyattsville along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River to the 38th Avenue Neighborhood Park, best known for its outdoor gym.

The new path includes lane markings, including white borders, a red center line and symbols for bikers and pedestrians.

The repaving comes as the state Department of Transportation is beginning work on a missing link connecting the Northwest Branch Trail to the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail between the skate park and Franklins brewery.

That work is expected to be completed by October of next year.

When it’s done, you’ll be able to bike from the intersection of Route 1 and University Boulevard in College Park south four miles to the skate park and then along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River and then northwest to Silver Spring.

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