The 撸管社 City Council on Wednesday approved the $16 million construction of the Friant-Kern Canal path, a six-mile-by-12-foot asphalt towpath that officials said is 12 years in the making and will run perpendicular to the 36.3-mile Kern River pathway.

With its approval, city officials said it should take two years to construct the path that will run north from Coffee Road along the canal to 7th Standard Road west of Community Park. Along the path there will be road striping and signage, and the work will involve the construction of one over-crossing, one under-crossing and two bridges.