Travellers will soon be able to jet over to Invercargill Airport from the central city using a new shared pathway.
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Work on the shared cycling and walking pathway will start on Monday with the track being built along the eastern side of Airport Avenue to Stead Street.
The road is expected to remain two-way for most of the construction with traffic management in place.
Invercargill City Council engineering services manager Jeremy Rees said it did not expect the work would cause any delays.
"Not only will it be safe for travellers to walk down Airport Ave it will also be significantly landscaped, making a far more pleasant welcoming sight for visitors," Rees said.
"It will be great to have a more attractive lead-in to the city as well as giving people the novel opportunity to hop on their bike and then hop on a jet."
The work will involve stripping out the bush, replacing it with landscaped native plantings and building a three-metre wide path that will link to an upgraded path at the Airport precinct.
It is expected to be finished in September 2022.