The city of Gainesville announced Monday the Lincoln Yard Trail project construction is set to begin this winter.

According to a city of Gainesville press release, the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and Wild Spaces & Public Places program are scheduling the new linear park at 2099 SE 8^th Ave. on the east side of the Lincoln Estates neighborhood. It will span from SE 10^th Place to SE 8^th Avenue within the city-owned property.

The park will feature a one-third-mile granite aggregate walking trail, a stormwater pond, a landscaped entrance, decorative fencing and an entryway with a wood rail fence, entrance columns and decorative boulders. 

Also planned is a small playground with log seating, swings and other play items. An adult fitness station will include a push up bar, pull up station, incline bench and more.

The project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2024 at a cost of $350,000. Joyner Construction Partners, LLC will be the general contractor for the project.