A new footpath has been set out along the Ljubljanica on the Gruden Embankment (Grudnovo nabrežje) from Prule to St James' Bridge (Šentjakobski most).

The opening of the footpath from Prule to St James' Bridge concludes Phase II of the renovation of the Gruden Embankment. Benches upon which you can sit on both sides enabling a view of the river have been installed on the upper parts of the renovated path, while on the lower parts, just next to the Ljubljanica, a special ambience has been created that is enclosed between bridges and the orientation towards the river is thus further enhanced. These special places to sit have been designed so that the nature of the space is retained and in this way the space becomes a real 'living room' by the water. The real appearance of the facelift will only become clear in the autumn, when the horticultural planting of the banks, which has not been done in these hot and inappropriate months for planting, will be completed.

The opening of the first part of the footpath on the Gruden Embankment, from Prule Bridge to the intervention bollards next to Hradetsky Bridge, took place on 23 November 2011, while this spring saw Ljubljana Tourism in partnership with the City of Ljubljana begin the renovation of the second part of the Gruden Embankment on the right bank of the Ljubljanica. Under design plans produced by the Trije arhitekti studio, under the leadership of architect Andrej Mercina, the selected contractor Hidrotehnik d.d. continued its work that concluded in November last year with the completion of Phase I of the refurbishment.

Ljubljana Tourism allocated a budget of €348,960 including VAT to the project. The ultimate cost of work carried out is yet to be finalised as a second contractor was brought in to remove graffiti, sandblast stone and put in place anti-graffiti protection on all stone surfaces, work which, including VAT, came at a total cost of €9,063.
Project funding came from concession fees from special games of chance that are intended for financing local authorities. Ljubljana Tourism is a recipient of this dedicated funding, which under the Gaming Act is intended for investment in tourism infrastructure.
Six years ago, Ljubljana Tourism in partnership with its founder, the City of Ljubljana, adopted a long-term plan for the investment of these funds into the renovation of the banks of the Ljubljanica and has been systematically implementing this plan since then.