Hopes that the final phase of the £4 million refurbishment of Kilmarnock bus station would be completed before Christmas are in question after delays involving steel supplies.
The project, funded by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, was due to be completed in the autumn but this has now been pushed back.
At a meeting of East Ayrshire Council's cabinet, Labour depute leader Barry Douglas asked: "I believe there's been some delays to getting some of the steel that is required.