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THE MAKATOTE VIADUCT.

A HJU COLONIAL WORK. CHItISTCIH'IWJH, July i. The Makatole viaduct, lh« tao'ntract for which has bectf let to tho Anderson Company, of Christchurch is tlte biggest work of its kin<l that has evi'i' been undertaken here It will lie 801 ft m length over all ns compared with 707 ft, the length 0 f the Makohme viaduct, awl 4«Oft, 1(4. length of Hi" Ktnircnse (lull v v £ duct, and 1)1 is higher tha|i diner the Makohine or Ktaiii-case iJidly viaduct The Aiakatote viaduct is at ifi highest point a«3ft from the totloij of the concrete foundation block to' the fop of the pk-r. An idea of 'tho magnitude (if tfiei iwni'rk m tVV j,q ™„ thered from the fan that nW J.X)U tons of Wttfcw* will require to he carted to, the site, Soim, „f this wiH he 'fl.-iment for lh;.. massive concrete fumigations-, which will b< about SOft high, and the |,]„ck for the second largest per measures 'it the base 31ft liin by l!)f|. The ,I^ul,_ lie Works Department wants the whole of the .work done in two yours., which means that operations will require to 1w carried o»i night and day : bill, it eonsfdered <|(,ubtful if tlw woi<k can be d<v?e in t-lfc time.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7864, 5 July 1905, Page 2

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THE MAKATOTE VIADUCT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7864, 5 July 1905, Page 2

THE MAKATOTE VIADUCT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7864, 5 July 1905, Page 2

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