Old clothing and alcohol cans have been dumped in the Awamoa Rd end where a barrier blocks off the closed section of Beach Rd due to two massive holes where the road used to be.
Further rubbish and empty alcohol cans have been strewn down the face of two rubbish dump holes left above the sea by the Project Reclaim operation.
Waitaki District Council network manager Erick van der Spek said the latest fly-tipping in Beach Rd had been notified to the council yesterday morning.
Council staff would visit in "the next few days" to assess the illegal dumping, identify clues of who left it, and make "appropriate arrangements" for a cleanup.
"If there is identifiable information in the waste, [the] council may investigate further and take appropriate action.
"Fly-tipping is disappointing. It creates a poor impression for the district, and it costs ratepayers."
Mayor Gary Kircher said it was disappointing given the legacy issue the council had sought to address through Project Reclaim.
The latest fly-tipping was an irresponsible act that would impact everyone.
"It just goes to show that there are idiots out there.
"We’ve spent a lot more than we hoped to clean up that sort of thing."
Project Reclaim’s $13million-plus cleanup of two historic rubbish dumps under the road was undertaken by the council between August and November last year.
The project was to alleviate an environmental disaster in historic rubbish dumps along the coastline being opened up by the sea.
Project Reclaim did not have a budget to reinstate Beach Rd, which remains closed and is subject to proposals under the 2025-34 long-term plan.
