CONCRETE OR BITUMEN?
THE HOWICK ROAD
FURTHER CONSIDERATION The construction of the PanmureHowick Road was the subject of a conference between the Highways Board, Manukau County, and the Howick Town Board yesterday afternoon. The board was informed that there were about 1,000 vehicles a day over the road, and the county and town board were quite convinced that concrete was preferable to bitumen. Mr. S. Dickson said the county was prepared to carry all its share of the burden without asking the city for assistance, though the city provided most of the traffic. Both bodies were of opinion that a loan for a bitumen road would not be carried. Mr. A. E. Jull, chairman of the Highways Board, said the traffic tally had considerably strengthened the concrete proposal. He understood that the area might be prepared to pay a larger share to get concrete. The board would have to pay a much larger sum than it intended to allocate to the job, but the board would consider the position with the fresh information before it.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 586, 12 February 1929, Page 7
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175CONCRETE OR BITUMEN? Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 586, 12 February 1929, Page 7
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