Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Clutha Gold Cycle Trail Trust member Jill Aitken. PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVEThe Clutha district has reacted with joy to news of a new cycle trail through its patch, as a $7million Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) boost was announced for Otago. Construction of the cycle trail, which extends a trail that begins in Roxburgh, is expected to start later this year and will take 62 workers three years to complete. The total cost of the trail will be $9.6million funded from the PGF grant, a Government's Cycle Trail Enhancement and Extension Fund grant of $1.5million and fundraising and donations. He was keen to see work start on the trail as soon as possible, and Clutha Gold Trail Charitable Trust chairman Murray Paterson was optimistic about the timeframe for constructing the trail.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 24, 2019 16:33 UTC