The eastern end is at Wing Avenue and 60th Street in Kentwood,[1] at the Paul Henry–Thornapple Rail Trail.

He had pushed to have the path included in the original freeway construction and opened with the rest of the South Beltline.

The trail project was funded by $2.9 million in federal grants and $300,000 from the Frederik and Lena Meijer Foundation.

[3] On July 9, 2011, cyclist Larry Martin Sr. was struck and killed at the Byron Center crossing.

Since the two westbound freeway exit lanes are allowed an uncontrolled right turn on red, the next step was to reposition the trail crossing, moving it several hundred yards further north to connect with an existing city sidewalk and traffic signal.