WAINUI ACCESS
COURSE OF DEVIATION . A COSTLY UNDERTAKING Reporting to the Whakatane County Council on his investigation of the proposed deviation of the new main route to Wainui the County Mr C. H. said 1 that lie estimated the cost as apart from sealing at This figure was so much in excess of what the Council anticipated that it was decided to submit it to the Wanui Settlers' Association for comment. The engineer in reporting on the scheme, said that there was approximately three miles of formation to be done but it. traversed so much '9 wet country that it became necessary to insert an abnormally large, number of culverts, besides the three major bridges costing £9(>o (2) and £750 (1) respectively. The section traversing the mudflats would require building up whilst, the possibility that it would eventually become a main highway made it. necessary to erect substantial 20ft bridges in all instances. Apart from filling there would, be large sections requiring stone protective walls for which he had allowed £1173.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 69, 1 May 1945, Page 5
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171WAINUI ACCESS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 69, 1 May 1945, Page 5
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