Waka Kotahi senior project manager Jason Forbes spoke at the meeting, saying the dedicated off-highway shared path for cyclists and pedestrians between St Leonards and Port Chalmers was expected to be ready to open in the next six months.
Over the same period, work on intersection upgrades and improved road markings on SH88 was also expected to be completed, he said.
Mr Forbes told the board all rail reclamation and realignment work was now completed and teams were working in several locations and were focusing efforts on completing the shared path.
The eye-catching Blanket Bay boardwalk was largely completed, and workers were finishing the section of path between Sawyers and Blanket Bay, he said.
At Burkes, work was ongoing to connect the Burkes community safely to the shared pathway, with road lanes being moved over and a crossing island placed in the centre of the highway, Mr Forbes said.
"The works in this area are largely complete. We will just need to do an asphalt reseal in the New Year," he said.
Then the city-bound lane would be moved toward the harbour, and a pedestrian refuge would be installed to make it safer for people to cross the highway to the shared path.
"We will also build a bespoke bus shelter, six metres long, on the path," Mr Forbes said.
A 1.4 metre-high wooden fence at the road side had raised public comment, but it was a KiwiRail requirement as it was in the rail corridor and was also a safety concern.
The section of the pathway where the taniwha art work designed by Simon Kaan was located was all but complete, with just minor touches to be done and was "looking spectacular", he said.
Mr Forbes estimated that the project remained on track for completion in June, 2023.
