MAIN HIGHWAYS.
The Main Highways Board met in Wellington last-week. The official report presented to the meeting included the following reference to local highways. Auckland-Wellington, via Taranaki, (No. 9 Highway District).-?. Further preparatory work is in hand for sealing Foxton Borough boundary-Sanson: The reconstruction of the Foxton-Himatangi section was comjmeneed early in the month. One and a half miles of shoulders have been built on the western side, and about 30 chains cf filling and foundation metal pleted-Foxton-.Shannon. —Manawatu Ri-ver-Shannon Borough: 45 chains have received a wearing surface of crushed metal. Two small bridges were surfaced with penetration macadam. Shannon Borough Section: The new deviation has been surfaced with crushed metal. Him'atangi-Ashhurst, via Palmerston North. —Rangiotu BridgeCounty Boundary: A contract has been let for surfacing on Foxton Line with bituminous concrete. Approximately 160 chains of foundation work were ‘completed during the month. Awapuni Bridge: A contract has been let for the construction of this bridge, which was carted at the. beginning of the month. All the concrete piles have been east.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3916, 9 March 1929, Page 2
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171MAIN HIGHWAYS. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3916, 9 March 1929, Page 2
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