A major upgrade of the canal towpath through a town centre is on the way.
The work will take place along the Leeds Liverpool Canal in Burnley.
It will be between the Mitre Bridge and the Burnley Embankment aqueduct number 32.
The project is linked to the borough council's £6.1m 'Town 2 Turf' project to make major improvements to the walking route between a town centre and Burnley's football ground making it safer and more pleasant for pedestrians.
The scheme will connect the Weaver's Triangle including the new UCLAN Sandygate campus, the town centre and new Pioneer Place shopping and leisure complex with Turf Moor stadium creating a wider 'regeneration corridor'.
The Canal and River Trust has notified Burnley Council of its proposals.
In a letter it tells planners: "The Trust is proposing to undertake improvement works to the existing towpath between Bridge 128B (Mitre Bridge) and Aqueduct 31 (Burnley Embankment) on the Leeds Liverpool Canal in Burnley which is approximately two kilometres in length.
"The Trust is working in partnership with Burnley Council to improve accessibility across Burnley and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) campus.
"The existing towpath currently consists of a mixture of rough grass, mud and stone surfaces.
"The proposal is to construct a new towpath with a suitable bitumen and gravel surface finish.
"The proposed development will include similar improvement works across the surface of pedestrian access points along this section of towpath and will improve the general improvement of existing stepped access points in this location as well.
"Existing physical barriers that are causing access issues or obstructions along the towpath will be removed and replaced with suitable bollards."
Cllr Gordon Birtwistle,leader of Burnley Council's Liberal Democrat group, said: "It is good news they are improving the towpath.
"Anything that increases access to the canal is welcome.
"It is a very popular walking route and I often go on the to path and along the straight mile.
"People like to walk from the Mitre Bridge to Barrowford locks.
"Anything that encourages exercise is good."
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