MAIN HIGHWAYS VOTES.
W ESTLAND COUNTY ALLOCATION The following is the complete list ol Alain Highway votes referring to the Westland County:— CONSTRUCTION. H irse-Shoe Creek bridge and approaches 08.10 Granite Creek bridge ‘ld Cameron’s Creek bridge 54 l 1 wlnde Creek bridge 50 Aiinehan’s No. 1 bridge 350 Al'nehan’s No. 2 bridge 011 Dry Creek bridge ••• 88 Vine’s Creek bridge. du) A! Cullough Creek bridge ... 1480 Butler’s Creek bridge f; .i° A! Donald’s Creek bridge 200) Rfd Jack’s Creek bridge 500 Potter’s Creek bridge 2170 Reeky Creek bridge 453 Lake Kanieri Road widening £ or £ 57 MAINTENANCE. Tiramakau-Ross road £2920 R iss-AVaiho road 1800 Koss-Waiho culverts 202 Widening Cook’s corner ... 05 Waimea-Stafiord (widening) ••• 250 Bridge near 16M peg ••• 230 la tithe Hill (widening) ... 150 La. Fontaine Creek bridge 33"* Mount Hercules (widening) ... 350 Arthur’s Pass-Kumara 3080 Taipo River bridge ••• 81 Harris bridges (2) 500 Wainihinihi stream bridges (2) 3?-' (Mira River bridge (repairs) ... Lake Kanieri road 818 Lake Kanieri road (culverts) ... 7>> Kokatahi-Kointerangi road ... 480 Kokatahi-Koitefangi (culverts) 120 Upper Kokatahi road ... Unper Kokatahi (bridges') ... Wataroa Detour road ... 126
In respect to the last mentioned seven votes covering secondary highways, the Westland County Council contributes £1 for every £1 10s piovided by the Alain Highways Bond. For the Taramakau-Koss, RossWaiho, and Arthur’s Pass-Kumara roads (main highways) the WeAkim 1 County Council contributes £lO per mile towards maintenance, or a total for the year of £1530. The local hodcontrilmtion is supplementary to the departmental expenditure.
Of the works above enumerated some are now being finalised, ethers are in hand or being put in hand, and for the remainder proposals are being prepared. Practically all the piincipa. stream crossings to the Waiho are now listed, and for the works nothin hand plans are being prepared. and the works will he completed, it is lullv expected, during next year.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1928, Page 2
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305MAIN HIGHWAYS VOTES. Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1928, Page 2
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