CONCRETE ROADS.
♦ AUCKLAND'S RAPID PROGRESS
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AUCKLAND, December 30.
The progress in concrete paving in j Auckland ranks as one of the' paramount, recollections of the year just passing, and rapid work in both city and suburbs during 1926 has brought the aggregate mileage of cement concrete surfaces to nearly 50 miles. Programmes already commenced wDI bring the total to over 60 miles before the New Year is old. Auckland's concrete roads have cost nearly half a million pounds, but the' city's total of about 16,000 motor vehicles are reaping the benefit in reduced wear and tear and more comfortable riding. The motor-car owner does not alone enjoy the advantages of the 50 miles of perfect roads. Kesidents of the suburbs who patronise motor-bus services enjoy the convenience of this means of transport, which would not be available to them in a poorly roaded locality. New cars are being launched on the Auckland roads at the rate of ,50 a week, and it is obvious that the concrete roading policies of the local authorities will be appreciated a decade from now when motor ownership is within the reach of a still larger proportion of the community.
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18888, 31 December 1926, Page 14
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199CONCRETE ROADS. Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18888, 31 December 1926, Page 14
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