BY TIM MOORE
Work has begun on the $55 million public domain project in Honeysuckle, the final stage of an almost 30-year long transformation.
Plans include essential infrastructure upgrades, as well as developing new parks and waterfront promenades which will complete Newcastle's coastal walk.
Safety upgrades will also be implemented, with 160 000 tonnes of rock to be used to stabilised the wharf in Honeysuckle west, in addition to building new seawalls and straightening Honeysuckle Drive.
Tree of Knowledge Park will be expanded, with 150 trees to be planted over two hectares.
CEO of the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation Valentina Misevska said the project will be significant for the Honeysuckle area.
"These public domain works are actually going to be quite high quality. It's going to be something different to what we've got in Honeysuckle already... there'll be more landscapes and lots of opportunities."
Residents should be aware of some pathway diversions from the waterfront, which will now pass through Throsby carpark to connect Honeysuckle to the marina while construction of the seawall is underway.
Ms Misevska
"We'll be keeping the community up to date with what we're doing... [through] our website where more information is available as well as following our social media."
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