Acting Port Otago chief executive Sean Bolt said although the project was running later than expected, it would be completed by August.
''Calling it a jetty understates what is actually being built, which accounts for the delay.
''It's a substantial timber and steel structure that will run 32m out from the wharf, with another 16m forming the top of the T ... in total, 55m of fishing frontage,'' he said.
The structure was to have been all-steel with a 100-year lifespan but now is of a steel frame on wooden piles already in place, and will have a recycled wood deck with a 65-year lifespan.
The T-shaped jetty is accessed off the Boiler Point Walkway and juts off the recently completed extension to the port company's multi-purpose wharf extension. Aside from when there is extreme wind, the fishing jetty is expected to be accessible at all times, Mr Bolt said.
