COLOMBO STREET RAILWAY CROSSING

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22182, 27 August 1937, Page 7

COLOMBO STREET RAILWAY CROSSING

*0 TM IDITOB OF THE PEESS. Sir,—The Colombo street railway crossing is a knotty problem, and requires a great deal of careful consideration before anything is done which would not be in the best interests of the people generally. The overhead bridge would be. my opinion, a great mistake. It would be costly and would only get over one difficulty and create another. I aid think that an elevated railway over all the streets to Addington was the best solution, but the nearness of the station to the Colombo street crossing and the sidings to wool stores, etc seem to preclude that idea, although it is worth considering. How would this plan do? To lay the railway lines in a sunken road, snv about 12 feet deep, or whatever depth is required, so that the bridges in Colombo street and other streets to Addington can be kept level. Or if that : s net feasible, the railway could bo sunk s\x ieel and the bvidRCS raised about six or eight feet. This would solve some of the problems raised by the high overhead bridge. No land need be purchased and the trams would, I think, have no difficulty with a bridge of this height. I do hope the matter will be given further consideration before the high overhead bridge is decided on Yours, etc., A CITIZEN. August 26, 1937.