Contractors have overcome some early hiccups and remain on track to finish beach protection measures at Ocean Beach by late this month.
Workers had laid 120m of the first layer of sand sausages, Dunedin City Council parks and recreation asset and commercial manager Tom Dyer said.
Another 80m was needed towards St Clair and then a second layer would be added.
However, even in their current form the sand sausages would provide some protection from the ocean as the first layer was "the most substantial''.
Contractors had been restricted by tides and daylight hours, but were on track to complete the work by late July, he said.
"The contractors have been pushing up until dark,'' he said.
"Everything is going well at the moment.''
The sand sausage project, costing about $550,000, was to replace protection which was exposed and damaged by storms in June last year.
The council has also agreed to spend $100,000 in the coming financial year to investigate long-term measures to protect Ocean Beach.
Mr Dyer said the ongoing work had been unimpeded despite "a few hold-ups at the start''.
"We have been very, very lucky with the weather.''
