DNR Next Level Trails program

Merrillville's C&O Trail is a step closer to being connected to the rest of the Region's trail network. The town's redevelopment commission recently selected Gariup Construction Company to build an extension for a cost of $1,365,000.

Efforts to build a continuous bike trail from Chicago to Michigan continue to move forward. The remaining gaps in the 60-mile Marquette Greenway Trail are being filled one piece at a time, thanks to an infusion of state and federal funding.

Northwest Indiana's trail system is getting a boost.

Today: NIRPC chief transportation planner Mitch Barloga is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the recently-completed segments of the Marquette…