WBRZ - Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge officials have been awarded a $1.1 million federal grant to design and start construction of a downtown greenway.

The Advocate reports the three-mile network of bike paths and pedestrian walkways will stretch from Memorial Stadium to City Park.

The Downtown Development District this week also announced an $886,000 federal grant for the first phase of a gateway to the Mississippi River bike trail on River Road at Florida Street.

The greenway grant gives the city a total of $3 million for the greenway project. That's enough to design the entire system and build a portion from North Boulevard Town Square to City Park, DDD executive director Davis Rhorer said.