A Pioneer truck delivering woodchips to the Dunedin Energy Centre in Castle St from its Three Mile Hill wood hub swerved past the historic Robbie Burns statue before it crashed into the covered walkway on the other side of the Octagon central carriage way on April 20 this year.
Initially Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin police, said the truck’s 32-year-old driver lost control of the truck after the brakes apparently failed.
A police spokesman said yesterday the investigation was still ongoing.
Pioneer acting chief executive Jonathan West said it had not discovered a conclusive cause for the crash yet.
"It does not currently appear to be a truck malfunction but no other conclusions have been reached."
A Pioneer contractor had spoken to the truck driver and police were planning on speaking to him as well.
The police were still waiting for more evidence from the truck before they were going to speak to him, he said.
The driver had survived the incident with minor injuries and was sent home from Dunedin Hospital the same afternoon.
Mr West said WorkSafe was no longer investigating the incident because there were no fatalities or serious injuries.
He said the truck driver was not a direct Pioneer employee and was employed by a contractor the company hired for deliveries.
A Dunedin City Council spokesman said the structural integrity of the steel canopy covering the walkway had been assessed and plans were now being confirmed to replace it.
"The damaged section will be removed and the footpath then temporarily reopened, until a new section of canopy can be installed at a later date."
Timeframes for the work were yet to be confirmed, but it was expected to begin next month and would be completed in the coming months.
The damaged lighting in the area would also be replaced and there would be smaller repairs made to the damaged footpath.
Costs were also yet to be confirmed.
An assessment of the plane tree was not concerning but the tree would continue to be monitored.
