Last week's rain in Napier meant only minor delays for a pathways project which has started 14 months after being approved as "shovel-ready" last year.
The work includes the replacement of a stretch of footpath in Chambers St, approaching an intersection which carries the bulk of vehicle, cycling and pedestrian traffic to and from Napier Boys' High School.
Signage has been erected at the site for more than a month announcing the Ellison St-Chambers St Connectivity Project, and work on the western-side path adjacent to the Chamber St reserve started almost two weeks ago.
The path work is part of a $2.7 million road safety project confirmed in August last year by Napier MP Stuart Nash and the-then Minister of Transport, Phil Twyford.
It would include a new "separated" walking path and cycleway, the upgrading of State Highway 51 and Marine Parade crossings and other work on Te Awa Ave.