Riverton's T-Wharf and Long Wharf reopened to the public on Monday 9 November after a dive team finished underwater inspection and repair work, Southland District Council said.
One part of the T-Wharf stays closed. The council said a triangular platform on the right-hand end is still behind a fence for safety reasons.
The two wharves are off Bay Road, below Towack Street.
Pile maintenance and repairs started on Monday 2 November. The council's original notice said the project was expected to take eight weeks.
During the dive work the T-Wharf was fully closed. Boat owners using the Long Wharf had managed access to reach their vessels.
Divers worked first in the water closest to the carpark. The council said on Friday 6 November that they were expected to leave the site on Monday.
The second stage is construction and maintenance on the wharves themselves.
Contractors are due back on site in early December, the council said. Its 6 November update said that work was expected to be finished before Christmas.
The council said it would publish firm dates for that work nearer the time.
In Winton, the council will close Meldrum Street and Wemyss Street between Park Street and Great North Road (SH6) to all traffic from 6am to 6pm on Saturday 14 November for the Winton Open Day.
Through traffic on Great North Road (SH6), from Bute Street to Winton New World, can expect a temporary closure between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
Brandon Street, from Park Street to Great North Road, can also expect a closure in the same hour.
Light vehicles will be detoured via Grange Street, Park Street and Bute Street.
Heavy vehicles will be detoured via Gap Road West, Winton Substation Road and the Winton Wreys Bush Highway (SH96).
The council notice said it will be an offence to use the closed roads without prior written approval from the council's group manager infrastructure and capital delivery.
What happens next
Riverton wharf users can use both wharves now, apart from the fenced platform on the T-Wharf. The council will publish confirmed construction dates before the crew returns in December.
Winton's closures run from 6am to 6pm on Saturday 14 November, with the SH6 and Brandon Street closures limited to 2.30pm to 3.30pm. Notices are on the Southland District Council website.
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