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Christchurch District On the Picton-Christchurch State Highway 3 miles 56 chains of maintenance sealing "were completed on the Woodend—Ashley River Bridge section. .ESWfn . E S W f n Clmrch Corner and Paparua, on the Christchurch - Kumara Junction state Highway, 5 miles 60 chains of maintenance sealing was completed. Resealing was also carried out over 2 miles 1 chain of the Summit State Highwav On the Christchurch-Akaroa State Highway the Little River -Akaroa length has been strengthened and improved and 2. miles of maintenance sealing were applied between Hoon Hay and Halswell. The necessary land has been obtained for the Blenheim Road Deviation to provide -a southern access to Christchurch as part of the Christchurch-Timaru State Highway. On the Sockburn - Rakaia Huts highway 4 miles 49 chains have been resealed chiefly ■over the Leeston—Doyleston and Lake Road Ellsemere sections. Reconstruction and sealing was completed over 4 miles 8 chains on the Spark's - feaby s Road section of the Christchurch - Selwyn Huts highway. On the Rangiora County length of the Rangiora-Woodend highway resealing was carried out over 3 miles 57 chains. A length of 1 mile 20 chains was sealed on the Christchurch - Governor's Bay highway. J The Darfield-Arundel highway is being improved by reconstruction preparatory to sealing over 4 miles 65 chains of the Darfield - Homebush School section. Reconstruction and sealing were completed over 3 miles 56 chains of the Hodgson's Road - Fawcett's Road section of the Rangiora-Oxford via Loburn highway and over J mile 68 chains of the Waimakariri River Bridge - Giles Road section of the Waimakariri River Bridge - Bennetts highway. Maintenance sealing was completed for 1 mile 26 chains on the ChristchurchChaneys via Marshland Road highway and for 63 chains on the Norwich Quav length of the Lvttelton-Motukarara highway. South Canterbury District On the Timaru-Cromwell State Highway 4 miles of maintenance sealing were completed between Waitawa - Pleasant Point and reformation and metalling was carried out between Tekapo and No. 3 Camp Turn-off. On the Christchurch-Timaru State Highway plant-mix surfacing was applied over J nnle 8 chains at the Rakaia River Bridge. The 2| miles Black Birch Deviation, on the Pukaki - Ball Hut highway, was completed. Several deviations have also been constructed on this highwav to allow for the raising of the level of Lake Pukaki. Reconstruction and sealing have been carried out over 4 miles 74 chains of the mam Otipua highway, over 2 miles 60 chains of the Waimate-Studholme highwav and over 2 miles 5 chains of the Waihao Bridge - Morven highway. Resealing was completed on 7 miles 40 chains of the Hinds-Winchester via Arundel highway. North Otago District On the Timaru-Dunedin State Highway foundation tests are being carried out lor the Kakanui River Bridge, on the Maheno Deviation. Six chains of the northern approach embankment were completed. The second application of plant mix was placed on the 4 miles 60 chains length of widening between Maheno and Herbert Widening of the sealing is being carried out over 3 J miles between Waianakarua and Hampden and a start has been made with improvements over the 34 chains of steep winding alignment at Kakaho Hill. A new box culvert has been built near Goodwood and the highway raised to prevent flooding. Limited improvements are being made lor the most tortuous lengths of the Waitati-Dunedin section, while two major cuttings on the new highway route via the Leith Valley are being pushed ahead.

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