PHOTO: ODT FILESThe Dunedin City Council is set to start work on an almost $20 million extension to an Otago Peninsula cycleway and shared pathway with the construction of a new boardwalk. The council last week put out a tender to construction companies for a planned boardwalk between Portobello Boat Club and Portobello township. The plan comes after councillors last year voted 9-6 to include the unfunded parts of the ‘‘Peninsula Connection’’ project in the council’s nine-year plan. The tender documents said it was intended for the boardwalk to be similar to others on the peninsula, including the one at Raynbirds Bay. ‘‘Residents on the peninsula in Portobello and beyond have experienced years of road closures and traffic management delays for construction of other stages of the peninsula cycleway.’’— Allied Media

Source: Otago Daily Times March 02, 2026 22:15 UTC