Construction is under way on the next section of a walkway and cycle trail that will eventually run from Invercargill and Bluff.
The Southland Regional Council said the 6.5 kilometre section will link the existing trail to Kekeno Place in Awarua.
It said the track will follow estuary tide banks and two bridges will be built.
The section is expected to be finished by November.
The council said plans for the next stage link - Kekeno Place to Bluff - are still being developed.
Construction of the trail began in 2010.