The authority says a section of the wall near Tofts Tower has deliberately been left standing for now.
“This area will provide a platform to install a piled retaining wall which will protect the City Walls before further work takes place,” a council spokesperson said.
“So far no movement has been recorded in the city walls.”
Work on the retaining wall will start this week – but it will not require further road closures, the council says.
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