The Government’s announced funding to finish off the final section of the Coastal Pathway in Christchurch’s Sumner and Redcliffs.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says council will receive 15 million dollars employing at least 100 people over a year.

The Christchurch Coastal Pathway, a post-earthquake project, is now 80 per cent complete.

The final stage of the project will include the completion of the remaining section between Redcliffs and Shag Rock.

The Coastal Pathway is a four-metre wide, 6.5km long shared pathway, which runs from Ferrymead Bridge along the south side of the Estuary and past the Sumner beaches to Scarborough, with native-planted swales alongside where feasible.

The fifth and final stage is required to complete the Pathway route and to close the gap between Redcliffs and Shag Rock.

The Government says it is estimated that on completion, the Coastal Pathway will attract more than 1 million user visits per year, making it the second most used facility in Christchurch City after the Museum and Arts Centre.

Construction is expected to be able to begin within six months.