DANGEROUS OHURA BRIDGE.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 312, 18 December 1936, Page 4

DANGEROUS OHURA BRIDGE.

, o _ I Bad Driving Held Partly Responsible.

j A complaint that the slippery sur- ! face on the bridge on the Ohura Road ’ near the junction with the Taihore i Road maije the crossing dangerous j and caused frequent minor accidents j made by Cr. J. A. L. Stanford [ at the monthly' meeting of the Strati ford County Council to-day. I The engineer, Mr. J. W. Spqnce, • said that the bridge had the reputaI lion for frequent accidents. This i was due to the fact that the top ; decking was not full width, only two I three-foot ‘wheel tracks being providI ed. Motoris s ca.me down the hill ’ at a good pace and some of them took j the bridge badly and slipped off the I tracks. Instead of remaining off ! many tried to get back on again -and ■ were thrown across to the other side ;of the bridge. Cr. Stanford said ! that this was not the whole trouble. J He had received many complaints of I cars skidding badly when coming off j he bridge. i Mr. Spence was instructed to ex- | amine the bridge to ascertain what j could be done to render it more safe.