A missing footpath link in Richmond West has now been filled due to a joint project between us and a local property developer.

The new gravel path along McShane Road connects The Meadows development and the businesses at Old Factory Corner.

The pathway was completed last month, and the new gravel path forms a base for the future permanent path to be completed when McShane Road is upgraded.

There have been concerns for some time for pedestrians and cyclists travelling along the busy road.

A connecting path will eventually be laid through the middle of the subdivision development once that part of the subdivision is complete.

The final new path will give residents a safer route away from the road, but in the meantime, the new roadside gravel link is a vast improvement.