Construction due to begin this week on the first stage of the Dunedin Tunnels Trail sets in motion a project that began in the early 2000s.
The 1.5km first stage is all off-road, running from Gladstone Road North, along a disused rail alignment, through the old Chain Hills Tunnel and a few hundred metres beyond.
The plan is to eventually continue the trail to to Fairfield, Abbotsford Road and Green Island through the old Caversham Tunnel and into Dunedin city.
In a statement, Dunedin City Council infrastructure services committee chairman Cr Jim O’Malley said the first stage was fully funded by the council, with a $1.8 million budget.
