ROADS AND BRIDGES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 69, 14 December 1937, Page 12

ROADS AND BRIDGES

Own Corresponaent.)

Work Done in Ridings in Waipawa County

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WAIPAWA, Last Night. The engineer, Mr V. E. Douglas, presented the following report to the monthly meeting of the Waipawa County Council to-day: — Waipawa Riding: Graders worked on riding roads for 129 hours. during the month, and 51 lorry and 30 labour hours were spent in general maintenance and patching. during which 78 cublic yards of material was spread. Some patching was carried out on the Kereru road and the re-metalling of the Te Onepu road, as authorised some time ago, was commenced. The flood gate near Rathbone's bridge at Tikokino was inspected. A rail was ereeted near Moore's on College road. Onga Riding: Graders worked on riding roads for 91 hours during t..e month, and 26 lorry and eight labour hours were spent iu general maintenanee and patching, during which 18 cubic yards of material was spread. Blackburn road, Pettit's Valley and Mill (Onga) roads were patched. Two new culverts were installed on the Hinerua Hill rcad to repia -e old ones Avhieh were damaged. Tke metalling of Lookout aud Hinerua Hill roads was authorised some time ago, but, due to pressure of other work, there does not appear to be rny immediate prospect of arranging for this work to be carrie/, out by the council's own lorries. I suggest that it be let to an outside contractor. Clinton. Riding: Graders worked on riding road for 86 hours during the month, and 125 lorry and 263 labour hours were spent in general maintenance and patching, during which a total of 274 cubic yards were used. The metalling of Black's road with 700 yards has now been completed. Some metal was spread on Mill road, and patching was carried out on Church road, Makaretu and the Sherwood Clinton road. The pipe extension was put in at the threatened washout near the retailing wall on Mill road. Narrow portions of the Sherwood-Clinton road were widened to 16 feet as authorised. The narrow portion of Wilson's cutting road was inspected. It would be much improved by widening two or three feet for about 100 feet. The expense would not be great. The horse grader worked in this riding for 40 hours and completed .the South Makaretu road, after which it rnoved out of the riding. Takapau Riding: The grader worked on riding roads for 79 hours during the' month, and 141 lorry and 128 labour hours were spent in general maintenanee and patching, during which 329 cubic yards of metal was spread, of which 288 cubic yards were used for completely re-metalling Speedy-Jackson road from the Fairfield dump. Patching has also been carried out on the Fairfield-Taltapau and Ashcott-Waipu-kurau roads. Work has been commenced on the improrement of the bad cornor on. the Aorangi road. The horse grader moved in to the riding during the month and 128 hours were spent in grading the Rangitoto road, part of Paulsen's road, and parts of the Otawhao Block roads. Main Bridges: Mill road (Clinton) retaining wall: The filling at the :etaining wall and the cutting of the bluff was completed, a total of 87 cubic yards being moved. The road requires some metalling to finish. A system of numbering of all bridges in the county has been imaugurated. Every bridge has been given a number, and these are now being fixed on the bridges concerned. A card has been opened for each bridge giving all details available of its design, etc., and also all repairs and renewals carried out from time to time. There is thus now a permanent record of all bridges, which will be of great assistance in the future for all work in connection with the maintenance of bridges. MAIN HIGHWAYS. Fernhill-Takapau Main Highway: Graders worked on this highway for a total of 60 hours during the month, and 60 lorry hours were spent in general maintenance and patching, during which 114 cubic yards of metal were spread mainly in the vicinity of the Waipawa River bridge. The contraet for the reconstruction and metalling of one mile through Tikokino has been completed, a total of 600 cubic yards of pit metal being delivered during thc month. The county crusher worked for 94 hours in crushing cliips for this work, and a total of 95 cubic yards of chips were produced and delivered and 21t cuoic yards of crushed motai was spread as a running coat. A lorry was occupied for 62 hours in delivering this output. Waipawa-P'-'rererc Main Highway: Graders worked on this highway for 17 hours during the month. No other work Avas required. The supply of chips by the contractor for 'sealing oue milo ? Waipawa end was contini.ed at a slightly better rate, a tctal of 150 yards being delivered during the month, which brings the total delivered to date to 272 cubic yards. Waipawa-Tikokino Main Highway: Graders worked on this highway for . hours during the month, and 93 lorry hours were spent in general maintenance and patching, during v/liich 90£ cubic yards of metal was used. A new 48" pipe culvert was installed to replace a broken culvert which was in danger of collapsing.. Waipawa-On^r Main Highway: Graders worked on this highway for 31 hours during the -rontji ard 45 cubic yards of pit metal was delivered by contractor for maintenance ot the mile to be sealed through Ruataniwha. It was found neeessary to build up eertain corners on the Waipawa end that had boen worn down by traffic. A total of 48 cubic yards was usod. Waipukurau-Matamau Main Highway: Graders worked on this highway for 26 hours during the month, and 17 lorry hours wero spent in general maintenance and patching, during which 17 cubic yards of materiaJ were used 011 makiug up the edges of the g sealed mile through Takapau,