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' i i - “Thu F inkst. Hoad in Fnch-and.” “ *1 he finest toad in England,’ it ml proof against the necessity of repairs, even under the heaviest traffic, for fifty years that is the dee fiction of the new Creat West Bond. Arrangementare i:i hand for the opening ceremony ;*!.•• j erfonned by tie- King in .June, ft will have tak'ii four and a half year- of intensive and -• leutilic work to make, at a total cost ot £1 .OtIO.OOQ - an average of £12.7.00(1 a mile, or over £7O a yard. It is 12d feet wide, and is constructed its follows : A foundation of ]•_’ inches nf broken pieces of con-
crete, brick, and stone; above that nine inches of reinforced concrete; and above that two inches of compressed natural rock asphalt. All sewers, water mains, and cables are at the side of the road, so that there is no danger of any sinking or damage or unevenness owing to overgreat pressure.” - “l/ondon levelling News.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1925, Page 2
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166THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1925, Page 2
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