ROADS AND BRIDGES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 206, 19 November 1927, Page 16

ROADS AND BRIDGES

WAITEMATA COUNCIL WORK YESTERDAY’S MEETING St The strengthening of the Helens ville Bridge on the main road \va: stated to be an urgent necessity b: - the Waitamata County engineer yesteri day. To make it safe for a reasonable T period £2OO would have to be spent. The Waitemata County Council de 3 cided to ask for a £1 for £1 subsidy 1 for the work from the Main Highway; - Board.' 3 Reporting on the rebuilding of Kno: * Bridge, in the Waipareira Riding, the engineer said that the structure was i 5 credit to the contractor. It was nov completed, except for the forming o ) the apyroaches. and should be opej = for traffic in a fortnight. No reply was received from the Mail ) Highways Board regarding the letce 3 of protest sent by the council abou 1 repairs to the Lower Orewa Brdge. ii t the Wainui Riding. The tender of .A 1 Turner, for £2BB 17s, was accepted fo ? the repair work to the structure, i The tender of G. E. King, for £3S s 4s, was accepted for the installation o three concrete pipe culverts on th Helensville-Waiwera main highway. tender was also accepted for quarryin; and carting of metal for the Brooklyn , Huia Road. Tenders for reconstructing portio: of the Huia Bridge would be called a i the next meeting, stated the engineer’ I report. The metalling of Millbroo Road, Waikumete, was nearly com ■ pleted. Ten chains of Sturges Road, i: I the Waipareira Riding, had bee: metalled and arrangements were bein; made to extend the work. The re i building of Bond’s Bridge was pro i gressing. The repair of flood damag ! on Mountain Road was almost com pleted, but it would be necessary t remove a large slip which had recentl blocked the road. ! The metalling of the clay gap of th main highway in the Waitakere ißdin was nearing completion. All clay road 1 would be graded as soon as opportunit ! offered. The metalling of 56 chains c ; the Silverdale-Redvale Road out c * Government grant and loan money ha been commenced. The Takapun Borough Councl had filled the roadwa 1 across the Wairau Estuary and it woul soon be possible to traverse the who! I length by motor-car. j