The first stage of the Kamo Shared Path is getting closer to completion.
Whangarei District Council senior roading engineer Nick Marshall said the first stage, which stretches from Rust Ave to Cross St, is due to be completed by Christmas.
But he said the council was still waiting for the automatic gates for the rail crossing, which KiwiRail is ordering from Australia, and may end up installing temporary mazes, similar to the one in the Kamo Bypass, until the gates arrive.
"Therefore, we may not 100 per cent complete this section until early in the new year."
Mr Marshall said more than a month of poor weather had caused the main civic works to be delayed but contractors Broadspectrum had worked hard to claw back some of the lost time. The path is made up of pavers, a ramp, concrete and wooden boardwalk and concrete path.