ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 174, 13 October 1927, Page 13

ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

WORK OF AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION A letter was received from the Tatiti&runui Chamber of Commerce, at the monthly meeting of the Auckland Automobile Association yesterday, asking the co-operation of the association in improving the roads riorth and south cf Taumarunui. Mr. H. M. Wynyard said that the Highways Board was doing a considerable amount of construction work on these roads, and several deviations would be ready for summer use. A member referred to an instance where, owing to a wrong signal being given him by a man on point duty, he was prosecuted. The president, Dr. J. Howard-Lawry. said he had sometimes seen signals that wiere not altogether clear, given probably by new men, but generally speaking the city traffic department was to be congratulated on the efficient tvay in v**hich traffics is controlled. It was decided to appoint an assistant to the service officer, Mr. R. E. Champtaloup, about next Easter. Reference to the curve at the bottom of Ayr Street was made in a letter from the City Council, stating 'hat In its opinion the curve would lave the effect of reducing speeding. However. Mr. Henning said that one ►f the council’s slowest vehicles, a road-roller, had recently gone over the bank at the curve. The council had accepted Mr. Henning’s offer of a strip of land for widening purposes. The service officer was instructed to prepare a comprehensive scheme to combine the present sign-posting and the numbering of highways. The service officer pointed out that the road surface between Auckland and Hamilton was not up to the standard of roads in other centres. The road through Huntly township was still in a shocking state, and motorists felt that it was time something was done. It was decided to draw the attention of the chairman of the district council of the Main Highways Board to the question. Local bodies are to be asked for suggestions regarding the elimination of the danger arising from pedestrians walking ori concrete roads at night.