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Motunau-Hurunui Section : 4 miles reconstruction, priming, and sealing completed ; miles reconstruction and priming. Waipara-Omihi Section : 6 miles 3 chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 72 State Highway, Waijpara-Reefton via Lewis Pass. —Deep Creek: A doubletruss, single-story Bailey bridge, 120 ft. span, lias been erected over this creek as an -emergency measure. Gorge Creek: A 120 ft. D/S Bailey bridge has been erected to take traffic temporarily. Waikari Bridge : Preliminary investigations have been commenced on this site with test bores. No. 107 Main Highway, Red Post - Kaikoura.—Kahautara Bridge : Test piles being driven. No. 142 Main Highway, Waikari-Motunau. —Waipara County: In Scargill Township - School section, 1 mile 10 chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 143 Main Highway, WaiJcari-Waitohi.—Waipara County: In HawardenHurunui section,2 miles 10 chains maintenance sealing completed. Christchurch District No. 51 State Highway, Picton-Christchurch.—Northern Access to Christchurch, Tutton's Road : This work is well in hand. Fencing completed, culvert pipes on site, .and extensive stripping has been carried out for a distance of 32 chains. No. 57 State Highway, Christchurch - Kumara Junction.—Springfield-Sheffield Section : 5 miles 60 chains reconstruction, priming, and sealing completed. Darfield - Sheffield Section : 8 miles 35 chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 58 State Highway, Christchurch-Timaru. —Selwyn River Bridge : Weak concrete -on the underside of this bridge was repaired by stripping, sand-blasting, and guniting. Southern Access to Christchurch, Blenheim Road: The taking of land for this •deviation is almost completed. Selwyn-Rakaia Section : 10 miles 61 chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 75 State Highway, Summit. —Kiwi - Evans Pass Section : 4 miles maintenance sealing completed. No. 114 Main Highway, Sockburn - RaJcaia Hats. —Southbridge Town Board Section : I mile 25 chains maintenance sealing completed. Leeston-Southbridge Section (Ellesmere County) : 2 miles 72 chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 202 Main Highway, Waikuku - Waikuku Beach. —Rangiora County : 1 mile ■5l chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 188 Main Highway, Christchurch - Selwyn Huts. —Springs County : In Lincoln - Lincoln College railway crossing section, 1 mile 5 chains reconstruction, priming, and sealing completed. No. 200 Main Highway, Harewood Aerodrome. —Waimairi County: In Rossall Street - Clyde Road section, 1 mile 29 chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 204 Main■ Highway, Masham-Belfast. —Waimairi County : A short length of II chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 669 Main Highway, Burwood-Marshlands. —Waimairi County: A short length •of 21 chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 195 Main Highway, Coal-gate - Hororata. —Selwyn County : 4 miles 56 chains reconstruction, priming, and sealing completed. No. 197 Main Highway, Aylesbury - Lake Coleridge.—Selwyn County : From junction Main Highway No. 196 - Horarata section, 1 mile 20 chains reconstruction, priming, -and sealing completed.

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