A damaged section of the St Clair beach seawall ramp has been removed, after being pounded into disrepair by powerful waves.
However, there is no word yet on what will replace the structure - or who will ultimately foot the bill.
Contractors Fulton Hogan this week began removing a section of the ramp at the St Clair Esplanade after it collapsed last month.
Dunedin City Council roading maintenance engineer Peter Standring said two more of the ramp's six sections - below the collapsed section - would be removed for safety reasons, after they were found to have cracked.
The work was an interim measure, and the remaining sections of the ramp would remain closed to the public until a permanent solution was agreed, he said.
The remedial work was expected to be completed by the end of this week and cost about $20,000, but it was not yet clear who would ultimately foot the bill, although the council would pay initially, he said.
A plan for a permanent replacement for the damaged structure was also yet to be confirmed, but a report detailing options would be presented to councillors early next year, council policy engineer Pieter Besuijen said.
The ramp's collapse was a continuation of damage that occurred in October, when heavy seas hit the ramp so hard the concrete cracked, exposing steel reinforcing.
The council was still working to ascertain whether the designer or builder was at fault, and Mr Besuijen said who paid for the ramp's long-term replacement would depend on legal advice.
