NEW OTAKI BRIDGE
MINISTER SAYS. PLANS ARE COMPLETED Plans for a hew Otaki bridge h^ve been completed, with the e^ception of piie information, and it was hoped to arive test piles at an early date, said the Minister of Works, Mr. Semple, in a written
reply in the House of Representatives yesterday to a question by Mr. J. J.Maher (N., Otaki). Mr. Maher said that the bridge was the longest and oldest wooden bridge in the North Island and it was sagging between the piers. Mr. Semple added that when the test piles had been driven, the question of going ahead with the bridge would be considered, after taking into account the availability i of steel and cement.
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 September 1947, Page 2
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