Work to further enhance the Avon River around the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial will get under way this month.
An artist's impression of the Avon River Precinct. Photo: Supplied / Ōtākaro Limited
The work will form part of the Avon River Precinct, one of Christchurch's anchor projects, which is being managed by Crown-owned company Ōtākaro Limited.
The precinct features a 2km paved promenade on the eastern side of the river.
The western side of the river will be a green space with walking and cycling paths.
Ōtākaro Limited chief executive Albert Brantley said the next portion of riverside promenade construction was starting mid-March, between Antigua and Durham Streets near the earthquake memorial.
The memorial, which is a part of the precinct, was [http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325048/memorial-for-canterbury-quake-victims-unveiled
opened on the sixth anniversary] of the Christchurch earthquake, last month.
Ōtākaro Limited said the whole precinct was expected to be completed late next year.