The Otago Daily Times understands the replacement steel work for the pedestrian bridge - linking the wharf area with the city centre - will be installed on October 13.
The remains of the original bridge were removed after being struck by a container wagon and badly damaged on February 12.
The new bridge was expected to be assembled from three pieces in a Thomas Burns St car park before being lifted into place by crane.
The $240,000 project was awarded to Dunedin company Zeal Steel.
Company staff were reluctant to comment yesterday, saying they did not want to attract a large crowd of onlookers because of public safety concerns.
Dunedin City Council projects engineer Evan Matheson said industrial action at Port of Timaru had delayed the delivery of steel imported for the bridge, and "that obviously flowed on to where we are now".
"It was out of our hands and out of Zeal Steel's hands, really," he said.
Mr Matheson said yesterday the crossing was expected to reopen to the public within days of the installation being completed.
