KITCHENER — The Iron Horse Trail east of Queen Street will be closed for four months so the popular trail can be widened and repaved.

The trail will close Monday June 24 until October from Queen Street. Detour signs will guide users to an alternative route.

The work is part of the strategy to improve the trail. Improvements will widen and repave the trail, add pedestrian lighting, street furnishings like benches and garbage bins, improve road crossings and paint a line down the middle of the trail to reduce conflicts. The city says lighting is a priority since the trail is heavily used for morning and evening commutes.

For more information go to the city's website kitchener.ca.