dog mountain>grassy knoll>PCT

i heard a rumor of possible construction in the works to link the popular dog mountain trail on the gorge to the grassy knoll trail just north which links up to the pacific crest trail at huckleberry mountain. this would be a much more scenic and direct route than the first leg of the pct cutting several miles off the 165 mile section of supplyless trail. the second largest section between supply pionts on the pct. does anyone know of any progress or date of construction?