ROADING NECESSITY.
WIDER THOROUGHFARE REQUIRED. That portion of the main road between Waerenga and Mill Roads is frequently remarked on by visitors as being inadequate, owing to its narrowness, to meet the growing demands of road traffic. This morning- several motor lorries and car-.; w-cve passing to the north and south, and when abreast there was little room left for pedestrian or other tu>fSc. Taking into account the amount of transport work now demo by lorries, and the large number of cars that are f.lways .;;i the main roa>!, the time seems to have arrived wLon , tbi- length ot road was bnught up to the regula'ion. 66 feet. At present it is little more than half a chain wide in places. b.bt only is <h« tl.mn."!
traffie heavy, but this road is also the connection between the town and Hit railway and this traffic is prettt considerable. The road iu question i under the control of the County Couc cil, and the present trend of affair; ">, looks as if the local body will have rj ' * consider before long the question c widening to meet the demands of tW times. "**|^
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Otaki Mail, 5 January 1923, Page 2
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189ROADING NECESSITY. Otaki Mail, 5 January 1923, Page 2
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