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Alternative Scheme (3). Station at present site for passenger and local-goods traffic. Sorting-yard at Awapuni (as in alternative scheme 4). Engine-depot between station and sorting-yard. Main Street to be diverted to west side of railway, and West Street closed. Double track, Longburn to Awapuni. Four tracks, Awapuni to Palmerston North. Bridge at Cook Street. Pitt Street subway to be extended. Overbridges at all crossings north of Square. One bridge at Square. Estimate. £ £ Station-yard, &o. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 Sorting-yard .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 Engine-depot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 Diversion Main Street .. .. .. .. .. .. ..20,000 Double track, Longburn to Awapuni; four tracks, Awapuni to passenger-station 50,000 320,000 Bridges — Cook Street.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,000 Extension Pitt Street subway .. .. . . .. .. .. 20,000 Square to Terrace End* .. .. .. .. .. ..350,000 440,000 Roading .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 800,000 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50, 000 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £850,000 If special surfaces for overbridges, add £30,000. Compensation for closing south side of Square and for closing West Street crossing not included. If bridge at West Street required, add £30,000 to £40,000. Alternative Scheme (4). High-level passenger-station on present site, with high-level tracks to Terrace End and underbridges at each end of Square and each street-crossing. High-level track continued southward to Kairanga Road crossing, thence descending gradient (I in 132) to about 86|m. Sorting and local-goods yards between 85 m. (Rongotea Road) and 86J m. —that is, yard at Awapuni. Double track, Longburn to Palmerston North Station (passenger). Three tracks, sorting-yard to passenger-station. Estimate. £ £ High-level passenger-station (buildings, platforms, tracks, &c.) .. .. 100,000 Concrete wall, Main Street .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,000 Filling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 170,000 Temporary work. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 Extra cost of work during construction .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 470,000 Sorting and local-traffic yard, Awapuni .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 Engine-depot .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 High-level passenger-station to Terrace End .. .. .. .. 425,000 Terrace End to runout .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 West Street to Kairanga Road .. .. .. .. .. . . 30,000 Kairanga Roael to runout. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 Bridges — Square northwards (eight) .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 Pitt and Cook Streets .. .. .. .. .. ..40,000 West Street and Kairanga Road .. .. .. . . .. 12,000 587,000 Double track, Longburn to Awapuni ; four tracks, Awapuni to passenger-station . . 50,000 Roading .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 1,317,000 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 133,000 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,450,000 (Say, £1,500,000.)

* See plans Kos. 28969 and 28970, also note on scheme (2).

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