Demolition contractors Ryal Bush Transport had now closed the site to allow safety management infrastructure to be put in place.
The company was responsible for managing past demolition sites such as Invercargill Airport, Stadium Southland, Todd’s Auction House and the former Invercargill Library.
Ryal Bush contracting and demolition manager Quintin Winslow said he expected the site to be cleared in time for the Oyster Festival on May 25.
"We go through things in depth before we start. So we’ve got a fairly good and robust plan and we’re pretty comfortable we’ll be able to do that."
Bluff’s Gore St would be closed while the frontage of the hotel was removed.
Mr Winslow appealed to the public to to be mindful of his crew who were working.
"Be respectful that we’ve got a job to do. It always makes it harder when there’s people around that are fishing in places that they don’t need to be in."
"We handed over the site to them and it’s up to them to do their job now."
Ms Fowler was confident the demolition crew would be finished in time for the festival.
"We just have to sit back and wait for it to be done really."
She believes the festival committee has satisfied all parts of the Invercargill City Council’s resource consent conditions, leaving no reason for further delays.
Invercargill City Council planning and building services manager Anne Duncan said the demolition management plan had met the conditions of the resource consent and was approved last Thursday.
"Based on the plan, no issues are foreseen."
