The City of Irvine will finally complete the last portion of the Jeffrey Open Space Trail (JOST) after receiving $14.5 million in funding from California State Senator Dave Min’s office. The trail, which opened in 2015 after $30 million in construction, is 3.5 miles along Irvine’s Jeffrey Road, spanning from Portola Parkway to the 5 Freeway. Its intent is to honor 500 years’ worth of local history, with landmarks at various points offering historical context of the area. The new funding for the trail will allow the final 1.5 mile segment to be implemented, something that has been planned on since the park’s inception, and once finished, will connect the Santa Ana Mountains to the 405 Freeway, where a current overpass then connects with more trails leading to the ocean at Crystal Cove State Park as well as other areas like Cleveland National Forest. In the years since it opened, …