No. 12 Main Highways District Council

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1930, Page 3

No. 12 Main Highways District Council

' FRIDAY, AUGUST Ist. * sl'he Council met at the Public Works Office, Greymouth, at 1.15 p.m. Present—Messrs T. A. Johnston (District Engineer), Chairman; J. Powell (Duller), <3. Clayton (inangahua), J. Higgins (Grey), and D. J. Evans (Westland.* Mr Simmers was present as recording clerk. After the confirmation of the minutes .tlie, chairhian • presented the summary of* operations for the year ended March 31st:— The lengths of Main Highways and Secondary Highways in No. 12 District are as under: ■ ’ ' ■ : ) COUNTY. ' . V "'SVv ; , V :Main: Highways—Westport-Karamea ,^2-miles; Westport-Nelson (WestportViTT, Mile) 48;’ miles. Secondary Highways WestportGreymouth coast road (Four Mile to ;Fox’s river) 25J miles;- Granity to StojUton, miles; Waimangaroa to Burnett’s Face 8 miles. MNANGAHUA COUNTY. - j •. . Main Highways—lnangahua Junction" terWaiho (Inangahua JunctionReefjop) 21 miles; (Reefton-Big Grey ,19 miles. c Secondary Highways—Reefton-Maru-,ia (Reefton-Springs, Junction) 28 miles.

grey county. Main Highways—lnangahua Junction to : Waiho (Big Grey to Taramakau) miles. Secondary Highways Westpont•Greymouth Coast Road (GreymouthBunakaiki) 27 miles 03 chains; Ahaura to ’Haupiri 234 mil 3*. COUNTY. Main’;;; Junction (Taramakau-Ross; p$ mile^(Ross-Wailjo) 681 miles; Arthußg Uass-Kumara 44 miles. Jpepridary Highways—Lake Eanieri mile"ss/chains, Kokatahi-Ko'i-ii2 : ' nh'ies;’ ; .,Upper Koiterangi 4 'ri}il<2Sj. V' Wataroa Settlement Road 3 miles 40 chains.i . through: BOROUGHS lnangahua Junction-Waiho BorloSiihl df Brunner 4 miles 32 chains, •Ittlmnra Eorough -l mile, Hokitika Borough 1 mile 54 chains, Ross Borough -2 miles 24. chains. x; »*■ Westport Karamea and WestportTjia,ngaliua Junction—Westport Borough 1 mile 29 chains. AYestport-GVreymoiitli Coast Road— Borough of Runapga 73 chains. The total mileage of highways in the district is 490 miles 54 chains/ The average cost of maintenance per mile; of each section of Highway for the year figures si lown in brackets) together i with the name of the authority carry-fifigs'out‘the-maintenance is shpwn below/:

*lWestpprfc-Karaniea—(Westport-Moki-ititmi) £112.14 (£107.56); (Mokihiiiui-Kar-meaY £84.3 (£91.66). ‘ 4 AVostuort-Nelson—(Westport-8 mile) :i88i47. (£125.93). V ■. " _,_lnp,ngahva Junction to Wailio—(lnangah ua Junction-Reef ton) £101.4 (£100.87); (Reefton to Big Grey) £100.31 (£92.06); (Big Grey to Tararaakiui) £135.34 (£112.12); (Tarama-kau-Ross) £71.83 (£67.63); (RossWaiho) £68.37 (£73.68). Arthurs Pass-Kumara, £67.66 (£75. ,31). .Lake Kanieri Road, £102.23 (£IOO. M-444-Wataroa Settlement Road, £79.29 (£34.28). Kok at all i -Ko i ter an gi, £120.75 (£lO2. 22). Upper Kokatalii, £42 (£53.49). :::;.Granity-Stockton ; £333.33 (£339.66). CCWaimangaroa to Burnett’s Face, £218.63 ($224.86). Westport-Greymquth Coast Road—r (Four Mile-Charleston) £l5O (£175.17); (Greymouth-Punakaild) £129.08 (£9l. .8.5),... 4' 4 Ahaura-Haupri, £63.92 (£47.28). Westport-Karamca and Westport Jnanga.hu a Junction—(Westport Borough) ~£140.57 (£218.03), ' Westport-GTeymbuth Coast Road—(Runanga Borough) £B4 (£77.02). Inangahua Junction to Wailio — (Brenner Borough) £355.97 (£107.03); (Kumara Borough) £219 (£81.13); 'Hokitika Borough) £210.75 (£133.81); (Ross Borough) £69.78 (£90.32). In the case of the Reefton-Maruia Road the surface had to be recondition- I ed?i,n order to cop,e f Avith the detour traffic consequent on the earthquake. Although the length of road from Springlands Junction to County Boundary has not been declared a Main Highway it has been maintained by ther Board as a detour road. The exnonditure for the year ended 31st. March last on the length of 44 miles i frqm Reefton to County Boundary was as under:—

Expended by Inangahua County £IOOO (£2 for £l)—total £1.500; Expended by Public Works Department, £8608; total £IO,IOB. The expenditure on the WestportGreymouth Const Road for the year ending 31st. March, 1930, was as under ; 4-Mile to Fox’s River Section, provided by Buller C.C., £650: provided bv Main Highways Board, £6o67—total £6717. iGrovmontli-Punnkniki Section : Provided by Grey 0.C.. £12.45; provided by Runancrn and Grevrnontb R.C.. £47 • provided bv Main Highways TEard, £9964—total £11,256,

\ The total •expfcndituro oh ' 11-ghway to £17,9.3. The length of road between Pun.akaiki and Fox’s Rivers has not yet been declared a Main Highway, a d consequently expenditure on this has been from the Public Works Fund and is not-included in.the above figures. EARTHQUAKE RESTORATION The expenditure for. the. last finanbia.l year on earthquake restoration on highways together with the proposed expenditure fer the current year is as Under:— d Mokiliinui/to Karamea, £14,877 expended to March. 31st;, 19.30 ; proposed additional expenditure to Dfafch 31st; 1931 £s6,6soWestport to Eight Mile/ £26,563, £27,000; Arthur’s Pass to Kumara, £3,Blo,'{'£3ol;; on ways, £4,499, £62o*. .Totals . £49,749 and £84,571. In connection with j earthquake restoration the River to Kongahu in length, is being maintained otit of the Board’s funds, as a detour road. SCHEDULE OF DIOR-E IMPORTANT ;? WORKS CARRIED. OUT DURING ; THE YEAR, ENDED 31st. MARCH V Westport-Karamea Main Highway. Section; Little) Wanganui River Bridge—girders on site. Mussen’s Bridge—Renewal completed. Tobanls Creek //Bridge—Renewal of superstructure completed. Westport-Mokihinui Section. Granity Township—6o chains of road widened. Pa,tten’,s Creek—Construction of new. bridge...completed- . .Bridge No 41Construction of new bridge, completed;. Chatter), ox Creek—Construction of new bridge completed. Rapid Creek— Construction of new bridge completed. Brewery Creek—Construction of new bridge completed. Bridge ’ No. 29 Replaced by pipe culvert. Renewal of ciilverts—3oo lin. ft. of Hume pipe culverts have been placed; Kerr’s Crossing to Ngakawnu Bridge—the whole length of 3 miles 76 chains has now been tar sealed.

Westipoirt-Nelson Main Highway. Westport-Eight Mile (Section. Ten Mile Creek—‘Construction bf bridges completed. Twelve Mile Creek—Construction of bridge completed. Little Hawk’s Crag—Reinforced concrete half-bridge completed. Stitt’s Bluff— Road widening and construction of retaining wall' completed; Waimea Greek—Construction of bridge completed. Whitecliffs Briidge—Construction of bridge completed. At Twelve Mile* 40C.—Construction of stone wall and cujyert.; in ) ,./hancl/.(. ; of • culverts —823 lin. feet of, Hume pipe culverts, iiave been placed. Wes tjm r t-G rev mouth Coast Roach Four mile/' to Fox’s River ; SectionDeep Creek—Construction '-of Ilunic pipe culvert , completed. Bridge at 13m—Construction of new bridge completed. .RenewaL.qf culverts—9oo lin. feet of pipe culverts placed. Widening and improvements have been carried out throughout the section, and further.,work is-in haiid. Work on the Charleston-Brighton Section is under the Public' Works Department.

Greymonth-Punakaiki ' Section.— Widening and improvements at 27dm —Work completed. Mahor’s Greek— Construction of bridge completed. Devery Creek—Construction of bridge completed; work on approaches in hand. Collin’s ’Creek—Construction of bi'idge completed; work on approaches in hand. Canoe Creek—Construction of new bi'idge weill in hand. Little Granite Creek—Construction of .new bridge in hand. Fourteen Mile Creek—Construction of bridge nearing completion. Kararoa Creek— Construction of bridge completed; work on approaches in hand. Widening and improvements have been carried out at various points. Inangahua Junction-Waiho Main Highway. Inangahua Junetioifflbeefton Section.—Bridge at 10m. 20C.— Replaced by Hume pipe culvert. Renewal of culverts—l2l lin. ft. •of Hume pipes placed. Reefton-Big . Grey Section.—Culverts—Six large qulverts... have been (placed. Overflow Bridge. Mai-Mai— New bridge completed. Stouey Creek Bridge—• Construction of' new bridge completed. Blackwater Bridge—-Re-newal of superstructure completed. 'Fitzgerald’s Bridge No. I— l Construction of bridge completed. Big Grey-Taramakau Section.—Big Grey Bridge—Expensive repairs have been completed. Aliaura River Bridge—A contract has been let and work is in hand on new 'bridge. (Paroa to Taramakau—Widening of road completed. Taramakau-Rqss . Section.—Tarainakau Bridge—Deviation of south approach completed. Ross-Waiho Section.—Vine’s Creek —Construction of bridge cpnipleted. McCullough’s Creek—Construction of bridge completed. Butler’s Creek— Protection work completed. Red Jack’s Creek—Construction of bridge completed. McDonald’s Creek—Construction of bridge nearly completed. La Fontaine Creek—Renew ail 0 f bridge completed.

Arthur’s Pass-Kumara Main Highwav.—Culverts—393 lin. ft. of pipe culverts (placed. Rocky PPint—Widening and improvemente in hand.

Roefton-Maruia Road—Maruia River—Temporary bridge at Williscroft’s completed. Deep Gully Creek —New bridge completed. The expenditure from the Main Highways Board’s funds tor No. 12 District for the year ended March ,31st, 1930, as follows; — Construction Fund £18.417 Revenue Fund £119,3 1 4 £137,791 After dealing with C’O summary, appreciation was expressed of the huge amount; of work carried out.

Mr Powell tho'/.g :t He earthquake damage should not l e charged against the South Island funds,- but'be a national charge.' '- /j' . Other members thought they should be grateful that tlie works were being carried out an energetically r,s they were, and on the. motion of Mr Higgins,, seconded by,, Mr Clayton, it-, was resolved to record (A vote of apprec) iatioii and . tliaii.ks=vto the Highways Board lor its pjNji'ijpi action in tlie matter. : -TV/.-CW/ h. ’.C'C'd

A circular was ' read * jrom the Highways Board, indicating that the allocation for No. 12 District for this year’s estimates wrp £2B,O{X) for construction, . and £57,000 .for mainteip' aiice.;: : r rhe Chairman -said; the estimados pret>ared‘-.- totaledU £35.000 I- ' construction works and £77,090 maintenance works. " Several items were (boked into as Regards urcrencv and'finally, the list wtm. left with the Chairman to discu|& with the Board and indicate-- the- order .of prefei'eno,: or - urgency; for t]i.e;;inTgqr items.

The Bourd ah'o notified that:—Greater care must be exercised in the future with regard to maintenance expenditure,, a pel the amounts allocated on the Animal Estimate Schedules are not to be without the prior# approval of the Board. Should it become evident at any time during tbp year, that the. total expenditure will be exceeded the matter should lie immediately referred to the Board "With nn cxplaiiatioh of ' the ndsifibn . The reduced nntor.mt available in/ the Revenue Fund will mean that widening and cutting off points which a large number -of-looml -authorities ■ have-been-do-ing in . the ordinary., course .a.s, maintenance will naturally, have, to be cur-

tailed. Any work 'qf This ,hatjiire in tlie future must be classified as construction. and items covering expen.dituire for such" improvements submitted with the Construction Intimates.—Received.

The copy, of a letter from tlie Main Highways Board to the Canterbury Progress League indicated that to June £107,(T0 had been charged to the Highwavs Fund for : earthquake damage, and that tlie total cost might sum to £23B,ooo.—Received. Appreciation was ‘ expressed of m road ‘bulletin issued by the'Highways Board regarding typical ispeoifications for' ‘fond * woPs"

Tliq Cauvicd .also discussed..the proposals pujt forward for thejJffnpintenaiice" of gralei roads, and' generally asTced with the suggestions.

•Jit! Wasi'jpt’faived; ftp hold'jtlj'c next; meeting at Westport, and a ( t tlie same roads, as well.as.thq Goastal^road.

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