MAIN SOUTH ISLAND HIGHWAY
MARKED IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED OTAGO-80IITHLAHD SECTION ALMOST COMPLETED -sThe work of converting the main road from Picton to Bluff into a firstclass highway proceeds steadily, and the southern section between Dunedin and Bluff is now practically completed. The work involved has meant the elimination of dangerous bends, erection of good bridges, including overbridges at railway crossings, and tar-sealing. South of Dunedin the latter process is completed as far as Clinton, where there is a stop due to the reconstruction which has been taking p’ .ce over a period of many months. Gangs working from the Clinton and from the Waipalu end have now almost met, and so the reconstruction is in its final stages. Sealing materials are ready to be used as soon as consolidation is complete. There is quite a big detour of two miles, which cuts out Waipahi, involved in this reconstruction. The surface is in very good order. This detour saves two overbridges, and is flood-proof, a very big advantage in this part of the highway, so often subject to flooding in the past. The road from Bluff is sealed to four miles this side of Arthurton, so the unsealed reconstructed area is very short. , , , With the exception of that short strip, which should soon be completed now. the whole of the Main road irom Bluff to Glenmark, about i 1 miles north of Christchurch, has been sealed, properly bridged, and all bad bends eliminated. There is. therefore, practical! v 430 miles of first-class highway in the South Island, and when the work in North Canterbury and Marlborough is ended the main highway should be one of the finest routes in the Dominion. . , ~ . „ ~ , Travellers’.usmg the Main South road speak very highly of its general condition, stressing that the improved surfaces and more direct course have resulted in the saving of considerable time, quite apart from any considerations of increased safety.
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Evening Star, Issue 23686, 20 September 1940, Page 6
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316MAIN SOUTH ISLAND HIGHWAY Evening Star, Issue 23686, 20 September 1940, Page 6
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