DANGEROUS CROSSINGS.
OVERHEAD BRIDGES WANTED. Mr \V. it. Field (Otaki,) gave notice in Farliamcnl on Friday to ask the Minister for Railways whether he "ill see that the Railway Deparl nieiit eontribui.es. if not the whole, then at least a substantial portion of the cost of overhead bridges to take the place ~f dangerous level railway-crossings.’ it is the railway traffic which creates Ihe danger, added the lion, member. The substitution of overhead bridges is a great adeanlago to the department, inasmuch as 1 heir construction "ill in many cases, bv averting accidents, ■ avc the del'llrtment from serious eonct(uences. In Ihe case of one crossing oil (he Mauawalu line, where ail overhead bridge is imperatively necessary. it is impossible to see an approaching tiain until the person crossing is actually upon the rails.
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Otaki Mail, 9 October 1922, Page 3
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