New footpaths will be constructed to help Central Hawke's Bay kids walk to school after communities rallied to get them.
The NZTA has granted funding assistance for footpaths nationwide which will help CHB District Council cover 60 per cent of the cost of each footpath.
CHBDC chief executive Monique Davidson said being able to provide safe and usable walkways for residents was a priority for the council.
"This is particularly great news for our Otane community who rallied together to see these developments installed."
Otane is CHB's first community to benefit from the new funding mechanism, with new footpaths which now run along both Higginson St and Dee St.