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Wemiti-Stronvar. —Whakatahine Bridge : This concrete bridge, which consists of two 40 ft. and one 50 ft. spans, was completed, and improvement made to the road-alignment at the site. Picton-Bluff (No. 11 Highway District). —Marlborough County : Widening and improvements of 36 ch. at Picton Swamp have been completed. Dashwood Deviation : Formation work has been continued throughout the year, the length completed with culverts being 3m. 53 ch. The total length completed to date is 6m. 28 ch. The formation of a further Im. 20 ch. is in hand. 51 ch. of base-course metalling has been laid. Blenheim Borough : 132 chains was sealed with one coat of bitumen. EUhKeini-Netsdn:— Marlborough County Section : The erection of Sneiders Creek Bridge, comprising one 20 ft. span, was completed. Waimea County Section : The reconstruction of the Whangamoa Bridge has been completed. Nelson-Westport (No. 11 Highway District). —Tahunanui Town District: 2m. 10 ch. was re-formed, and bituminous-penetration and sealing coats laid over a length of Im. 72 ch. 189 ft. of concrete retaining-wall was erected. The widening of the Abattoir Creek Bridge is in hand. Wairoa River Bridge : The construction of this bridge of ten 42 ft. spans in reinforced concrete has been completed. Godbaz Creek Bridge of one 20 ft. span in reinforced concrete was completed. Norris' Gully : A concrete box culvert 8 ft. by 6 ft. has been completed, and approaches formed and metalled. Newton River Bridge : The construction of this steel and concrete bridge 180 ft. in length was completed. Spooner's Range to Hope Saddle : The improvements to curves, widening, and metalling have been completed, the total length being 9 m. 20 ch. Murchison County Section : The reconstruction work necessitated on this section by the earthquake of June, 1929, was continued. Slips were cleared, deviations constructed, culverts placed, the road metalled, and repairs to bridges, including the Matakitaki Bridge, carried out. Rickmondr-Pakawau. —Motitere Deviation : The formation, 42 ch. in length, was completed and the bottom course of metal laid. The deviation is being fenced. Murchison-Reefton. —The Six-mile Creek Bridge, a 40 ft. span in steel and concrete, was completed and approaches filled. A creek-diversion to the bridge was also effected. Appleby-Motueka, via Tasman. —Waimea County: Watts' Creek Bridge, of one 20 ft. span in reinforced concrete, was constructed. Westport-Karamea. —Westport Borough : 13| ch. has been sealed with tar. Westport-Mokihinui—Bridge at 19 m. 62 ch. : This bridge has been replaced by a 15 ft. steel span, on concrete abutments. Bridge at 19 m., Granity Township : The old bridge has been replaced by a 25 ft. timber span on concrete abutments. Mokihinui-Karamea Section. —Little Wanganui River Bridge : The erection of this bridge, which consists of six 40 ft. steel spans on ironbark pile piers, has been completed. Inangahua Junction-Waiho. —Inangahua-Reefton Section —Milligan's Creek Bridge : The construction of this bridge, one 40 ft. steel span with concrete abutments, has been completed. Big Grey-Taramakau Section —Ahaura River Bridge : The construction of the Ahaura River Bridge, 720 ft. in length, has been completed, and the formation of approaches is nearing completion. Taramakau-Ross Section —Selby's Hill: The widening of 5 ch. has been completed. Ross-Waiho Section—Mitchell's Hill: A deviation 7 ch. in length has been completed. McDonald's Creek Bridge : This bridge, consisting of five 40 ft. steel spans, has been completed. The work included 9 ch. of approach road and a considerable amount of wired stone-crate protection work. Bridges have also been constructed over the Mapourika, Donovan's, Stony, and Paganini's Creeks. The works included the formation of 18 ch. of approaches. Flood Damage : Heavy floods in the latter part of the year caused severe damage to bridges and protective works throughout this highway, and restoration work is in hand. Westport-Greymouth Coast Road. — Four Mile - Charleston Section: 19 ch. of new formation has been completed. Charleston-Brighton Section : Further work in connection with the widening of corners and improvement to gradients has been carried out, and 202 ft. of culverts placed. Bromilow Creek Bridge : An arched concrete culvert has been completed and the road-alignment improved. Canoe Creek Bridge : The erection of this bridge of three 40 ft. steel spans on ironbark pile piers has been completed. Waiwhio Creek Bridge : This bridge, 80 ft. long, has been completed. Bridges have also been constructed over White Horse, Little Granite, and Fourteen Mile Creeks. These works included the formation of some 12 ch. of approaches. Greymouth-Punakaiki Section : The Pillar Rock at Batty's Hill has been removed by blasting. Widening has been carried out over a length of 12 ch. where the road was seriously damaged by sea-action. ■ Westport-Nelson (No. 12 Highway District). —Westport - Eight Mile Section—Stone Walls at Cascade Point and at 12 m. 0 ch.: Stone retaining-walls have been built at these points, i Bridges at Horse-shoe Bend and at 15 m. 48 ch. : Single-span steel bridges, 35 ft. and 30 ft. in length, have been constructed. Widening, 13 m. to 14 m. : A length of 14 ch. has been completed. Protective Work at Inangahua : A timber-pile-and-gabion groyne has been constructed in the Inangahua River at 29 m.

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