06/17/2026
๐ดโโ๏ธ A major milestone for Saline County and the Southwest Trail!
This morning, Saline County officials, project partners, elected leaders, and community members gathered to celebrate the completion of Segment S8A, the first completed section of the Southwest Trail in Saline County.
This approximately 2.5-mile segment stretches from the Pulaski County Government line to Germania Road and connects directly with Pulaski County's existing trail system, creating more than 6 miles of continuous trail between our two counties.
While today's ribbon cutting celebrates a completed trail segment, it also represents years of planning, partnership, engineering, and construction. The Southwest Trail will ultimately span more than 65 miles across Pulaski, Saline, and Garland counties, connecting Little Rock and Hot Springs while providing new opportunities for recreation, transportation, tourism, and quality of life throughout Central Arkansas.
Saline County is proud to be home to approximately 26.1 miles of the future trail systemโthe largest portion of the entire project.
A special thank you to the many individuals and organizations who helped make this milestone possible, including Metroplan, Arkansas Department of Transportation, USDOT, Garver, Volkert, James A. Rogers Excavating, our neighboring cities and counties, and the countless others who have worked behind the scenes over the years to move this project forward.
The work continues, but today was a day worth celebrating.