WAITEMATA COUNTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 121, 24 May 1935, Page 9

WAITEMATA COUNTY.

BRIDGES AND ROADS.

MANY WORKS IN HAND-

"A "small decrease is still noticeable in the nuniuere oi unemployed engaged in the CUUIIL.t, tlllll tlllS SClllci to lulUCUie that tne position js improving to u slight uXCQut," stud Air. L,. i. raraiu, engineer m tne YVunuuiutu County Council in a repoio pitijeiiLeu at to-uay s meeting, presiued over by Air. i. Uisshop. I'he average uumuer oi relief wyriters etuployeu in tne il rulings wus 04U, and there were live on lui-niH. • In tne imnenhead riding the widening of uie existing bitumen road wus proceeding, and was expected to be completed tiiis month. Seuiiiig operations wouid be carrieii out over tiie wnole length of the road during the coming season. The Auany iJiiuge had been completed, and uie consuuet-ion oi the approaches would be started at once. It was nut anticipated that there would be any dihiculty in Keeping the road open for tiallie. .Regarding inxy'a Bridge, in uruer to carry out the councils ugreeinent with the owners of approaches, it would be necessary for the council to make application for moneys for the reconstruction of the new bridge on the proper alignment- The cost was estimated at £25U0, which would be subject to a £2 for il subsidy from the Aiaiu iiignways Hoard. Jn the Kaukapakapa riding good progress was being made with the work on the Waitangi, l'unganui, Kanohi and Makarau Bridges. Kegarding the Auckmain highway, a preliminary investigation hud been put in band for a deviation extending from Henderson Town Board boundary to Mount Rex, and if free money were available from the Main Highways Board for the work a start would be made during the coming season. On the Auekland-Helensvflle main highway it was proposed this year to put the following reconstruction works in hand:— Anderson's deviation to Kumeu, Waimauku Bridge to Waimauku, Waimauku deviation, and a small portion extending from Keweti station to the riding boundary. It was also proposed to put in hand construction works extending from the Kumeu riding boundary to Woodhill. This would eliminate the greater part of the Hooding on this road. In the l'ukeatua riding it was proposed to put in hand a deviation near Poynton's homestead, and also reconstruct Dairy Bridge. At Takapuna, if moneys were available during the coming season, reconstruction works would be put in band from Aberdeen Road to Brown's Bay. At Titirangi a start on the Huia Bridge would be made in about a fortnight, or immediately after the completion of Boyd's Bridge in the Waitakere riding. In the Waitakere riding it was intended to put in hand during the coming season the reconstruction of Lincoln Bridge to the top of Colwill's Hill, and the reconstruction of Tobacco Farms to Brigham'e Creek Bridge.