The proposed Indooropilly bikeway has been transformed into the Indooroopilly Riverwalk, with two stages of the planned construction now to be completed at once to create an 800-metre shared path.

Brisbane City Council announced the four-stage bikeway, of which stage one alone was projected to cost about $8.5 million, would eventually connect the western suburbs of Kenmore and Indooroopilly to the University of Queensland.

An artist's impression of the planned shared pedestrian and cyclist Indooroopilly Riverwalk. Credit:Brisbane City Council

The council decided to expand the project into a shared five-metre-wide pedestrian and cycleway, to create a trail comparable to the New Farm Riverwalk.

Final costing for the new combined plan is not yet available.