Cyclists will have to wait until autumn before work starts on the proposed cycle lane between St Mary's lighthouse and Tynemouth along the North Tyneside coast.
North Tyneside Council has now secured £4.5m from central Government and cycling organisation Sustrans to construct the 8km cycle route. The works will be carried out in three stages with the first connecting Tynemouth and Longsands.
Phase two will connect St Mary's to Whitley Bay and phase three will join the exisiting routes in Cullercoats by summer 2024.
