Work on a suggested cycle and walk route has been requested by more than 50 doctors and healthcare professionals.
In 2021, North Tyneside Council proposed the so-called sunrise route between North Shields and Whitley Bay.
In a letter, 54 active and retired medical professionals argued that the project needed to move more quickly because it was crucial to enhancing public health.
A "lot of work has been going on behind the scenes," the council claimed, adding that it was fully committed to the plan.
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the plan has financial support from Active Travel England in the amount of £3.15 million and the cycling advocacy group Sustrans in the amount of £75,000.
The suggested route would connect North Shields Fish Quay and Northumberland sq\. with Tynemouth and St. Mary's Lighthouse.
The NHS employees, who are also locals, stated in the letter that they "believe the project is essential for health and the environment.".
"It is urgent that we move forward at this time when obesity, air pollution, and climate change are claiming lives. ".
The "seafront'sunrise' route," according to the letter, would "make people fitter, improve air quality, help combat global warming, and boost local tourism.".
"We beg council members to prevent further delays in the work. ".
North Tyneside Council's John Sparkes, director of regeneration and economic development, stated: "The council remains fully committed to the construction of the Seafront Sustainable Route and a great deal of work has been going on in the background, working with our partners, to secure additional funding to ensure the scheme is of the highest quality.
"We are eager to reveal these plans in their entirety and will be making an announcement very soon.
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