The next stage of footpath upgrades in Lords Place has begun as the Future City project continues to push along across Orange.

The western edge of the Lords Place, between Summer Street and Byng Street, will be closed from June 8 as crews begin to dig up and rebuild the stretch of footpath.

Upgrades on the kerb have been completed with the existing material crushed and used as the bedding or base of the new concrete footpaths.

Pedestrians looking to walk along that block of Lords Place can use a sectioned off part of the road to travel from either Byng Street down to Summer Street, or visa versa.

This next phase of the Lords Place upgrade comes as the opposite footpath, next to Robertson Park, is all but completed.

The bottom block taxi rank is also in operation in its usual Lords Place location as of last weekend.

Orange mayor Reg Kidd said the Future City upgrade of Lords Place was progressing well and to the expected time frame.

He added access to buildings will be maintained and all businesses will be operating as normal throughout the process to upgrade the paths.

However, at times, there may be alternate access routes.

"To reduce the inconvenience to businesses, the footpath sections directly in front of shop access points will be done outside of normal business hours, or when the businesses are the quietest," he said.

Cr Kidd added this next phase of the work was pleasing to see come to fruition, after a mobility friendly taxi rank was completed last week.

"This next phase is a major sign of progress after the taxi rank upgrade was completed last week," he said.

"The upgrade of the eastern side footpath, from asphalt to concrete and the rank enhancement took under six weeks to complete.

"I'd like to thank everyone again, particularly taxi drivers, for their patience during that time."

There will be no parking available on the western side of the block during the next phase of the upgrade, however parking has been returned to opposite side of the street.

This stage of the project is expected to take about four weeks to complete.

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