WOOD PAVING BLOCKS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5228, 18 January 1928, Page 2

WOOD PAVING BLOCKS.

PICCADILLY UNDER REPAIR.

LONDON’S EXPERIENCE.

In the illustrated London papers there have recently been published a number °f pictures of Piccadilly under repair. This is one of London’s principal and busiest highways, and while under repair it has been completely closed to any but pedestrian traffic.

A New Zealander recently writing from London on this, subject said: “It may interest some people in New Zealand to learn that London is faithful to its wood blocks. When! the new street is consolidated it will, be given .18 inches of solid concrete, and then five-inch blocks; not hardwood, but softwood, similar to those being taken up. The London authorities state that the 'hardwood blocks of kauri or jarrah wear and work individually or separately and develop irregular edges, whilst the softwood blocks, under traffic, consolidate- and wear evenly. They thus dp) not give, that broken surface which tends, to creatq vibration and wear of tyres. The sofiewood blocks which are being taken out show about an inch wear in 25 years—with all the traffic of London!,”