Work on the Peninsula Connection project remains on track, despite the site being temporarily shut down after two accidents in less than two weeks last month, the Dunedin City Council says.
The first accident happened when a truck rolled down a bank - landing on its roof - while on the work site near the Cove on July 16.
The site was closed for three days, before reopening on July 19, council transport group manager Richard Saunders said.
The second accident occurred on July 25 when another vehicle on site also rolled, prompting a second closure until the site reopened on July 30.
Neither accident resulted in injury, but the council was notified of both incidents by the project contractor, Fulton Hogan.
Investigations into both incidents had been carried out, and in both cases it appeared plant positioned too close to edges had caused collapses and the vehicles to roll, he said.
Despite that, the project remained on track and - in the case of contractors building the new rock sea wall - slightly ahead of schedule, Mr Saunders told councillors at yesterday's infrastructure services and networks committee.
About $19 million had been spent on the project in the 2018-19 financial year, culminating in the opening of the section between Broad Bay and Portobello in May.
Progress on the section between Vauxhall and Macandrew Bay was ''excellent'' and due for completion in mid-2020.
