HIGHWAYS RESTORATIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1930, Page 3

HIGHWAYS RESTORATIONS

Seen by a represenaiive of “Tim lb ess” the District Engineer to the Public Works Depart ment at / Grip mouth, who has just leiuirneb from a visit of inspection of t,he Karamea portion of the district good progress was being made with the icstorat on oi the road, on which 2KJ men would Jiortly be employed. The Mokibinui end of the road was open to the 33 mile jK'g, and on the Karamea end, to tiie loot of Taffy Town hill, leaving a gap of II miles. This gap would -be still iiirlher reduced in Lite near-future by. the opening up of 2) iT iiJ os of Wad a ijaceut to C'orbyvale. where a,, met truck could.. In; used for the transportation, of either passengers or. stores. , At the present time there wqs a. good walkiip; track between t.iic .two ends, which was being developed as quickly as piKsi.ble.. into a pack-track.,At-rangemeiits wore beingmade to .place additional. men on botk- (uuhi,><lll(l ,it was anticipated that.-.the- ro'ad -would be open for traffic' before the en. of June.

Air .Johnston said that surprisingly good progress had .been mode, considering the amount of adverse weather which had prevailed .for several months. Mr Johnston inspected the Pyell road. Here 23) men are employed. The load is open to a point about three miles beyond L.vell. Tin 1 large International truck whi'h was lce.lt on Dublin Terrace during the June earthquake, and which has neon there ever since, will be released in about a week’s time: ft was estimated some time ago there, would ,he a isa.tisfactory road through hv June, and, if reasonably good weather is maintained, it is quite possible the road may no opened at an early date,. The only major slip s * ’ll renin in ine is the four-mile slio, and work on it is advancing, about tliroe-qun'Ters .of a mile having been reer.'i'-D-m'ted, the road 'eing considerably better, both in width and grade, than pheviously. As die various slips on the road n''e heiner cleared, the men are being kept steadily widening and improving it.