Walkers and cyclists can use the full 4 km route again after a year of repairs.
Last winter’s flood washed away two sections of the river path and damaged the footbridge at Mill Lane. Crews have rebuilt the embankment, resurfaced the path and replaced the bridge deck, and the full route is open from today.
The new path sits higher than before and drains into planted channels that hold back water during heavy rain. Engineers expect the design to protect the route from the kind of flood that closed it.
Over the coming months, volunteers and the parks team will plant 300 native trees along the bank. New benches and lighting between Mill Lane and the station will be finished by the spring.