THE MORNINGSIDE TUNNEL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 166, 16 July 1931, Page 23

THE MORNINGSIDE TUNNEL.

The Unemployment Board .is seeking productive work at which to utilise the labour of the unemployed. May on© suggest a major work that will be advantageous? I refer to the Morning-side-City tunnel. The construction of tie tunnel, so that passengers may be brought into the centre of the city, jfl an essential work if the Railway Board is to continue handling suburban 1 passenger traffic. The position is, build the tunnel or abandon the business. The tunnel is su£Stiently long to require its electrification, which means that the main line south to Papakura and nor-th to Henderson must be electrified. More work. New rolling-stock or converting rolling-stock would also absorb labour. The railway, Westfield to Auckland, can be run through the old single track tunnel, because the amount of traffic can easily be carried on one track. This would please the new double track tunnel and ? 6 railway grade, and enable them to E'ade into a high speed traffic outlet from the city. Commencing at Beach ad, in front of the station, the traffic route would end at Remuera station, j? 1 '" connections to Remuera and Great couth Roads. The section of railway, to Newmarket, would be ™ e 'ess as a railway, but if the grade ere utilised to form a traffic artery its v? ue Would be immense. Starting at New °rth Road, it would cross Edendale, dominion, Mount Eden and Park Roads, and at Newmarket, Kliyber Pass and anukau Road. With connections at points, the route would solve the t n Problem for many years. EvenVi when the harbour bridge is built, road from the station over tjj a^w ater Road, Queen and Hobson tioii i*° bridgehead, with connecea s these points, would be necesbriH proposed Arch Hill gully tj. could possibly be linked up with thp i' v a™'- a connection down to a f L Ur bridgehead would complete tnnni ! cheme - The building of the w ' utilising three shifts of workers, Vf.. r a^st >rb a large amount of labour. 0..11, P re paratory work for the traffic cornelV ooll also be done pending the . .P etion of the tunnel. It would be of it if 7156 va ' ue to the railway, and enable } r ' J ® ea .ns of a fast, comfortable, fclinli + convenient service, to \V or i* -J? us competition. The Public innr oa S j Pertinent benefits by the S S I market for power. The city L„„,, . > however, the biggest gainer, traffip Se Wou ld have a unique enclosed cinal .?***/? crossing most of its prin°r eet ' " F °rty°five miles an hour, a c ? tlle road," through the heart of With 1S t a that is easilv possible, Eome Sf? . safet y> since no trouble aotfti.;?! ) s wou ld intrude into a fiailwav S "R Pai j dise ' 1 su Sg est that the taakp i ai ! would be very glad to evervnt grade for a tunnel, and * ver yone be better off. HEDLEY STEWAET. -