FOLEY — Work has begun to extend a section of the Wilbourne Antique Rose Trail, a popular walking trail in the city's downtown.

An orange construction fence has been installed west of the Foley Post Office where work will begin to create a green pathway connecting Highway 98 with the southern section of the trail. Concrete and asphalt west of the post office will be replaced with a landscaped pathway.

Once that work is completed, the Wilbourne Rose Trail will stretch from Myrtle Avenue north to Highway 98, across Heritage Park, then continue north.

The trail is a former railroad bed opened to pedestrians in 2007. It features various types of roses and landscaping as far north as Section Street. The route continues as a multipurpose path to Peachtree Street. From Myrtle Street to Peachtree, the path is 1.7 miles long.

The new section will include more knock out and drift rose bushes in addition to crepe myrtles, Southern magnolia and live oak trees, encore azaleas, as well as other plants and flowers.