After more than 20 years of lobbying and planning, construction of the much-anticipated Rainbow Road Walking Track is set to begin next month and completed in July, weather permitting.

The track is a community-led project to construct a 750 metre-long concrete and boardwalk pathway for locals and visitors.

It includes pathways, lightning, interpretive signage, way-finding signage, artwork, small bridges erected over the nearby creek system, park furniture and native plantings.

Lismore City Council staff have recently been negotiating various land approvals, with one access from Cullen Street unfortunately being postponed due to Public Liability constraints.

However, there is a silver lining. Funding for the Cullent Street entry has been diverted to create an additional entry from the Nimbin Caravan Park driveway, giving access to and from the pool, caravan park and the remainder of Peace Park.

Two wheelchair-accessible carparks are also planned at this location.

Local artists are currently creating six artworks that promise to be a wonderful feature of the walking track.

Once the track has been constructed, about 6000 plants will be planted throughout the entire site. A limited number of selected trees will be removed to allow for the construction, which will be milled and repurposed at a later date.

The $2.5 million project is fully funded under the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery package, which is co-funded by the Australian and NSW governments.