HEAVY TRAFFIC WEIGHTS
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ROADS Direct application to the Minister of Transport (Mr F. Hackett) to have heavy traffic confined to the established road and bridge classification weights will be made. by the South Island Motor Union in conjunction with the North Island Motor Union. Mr M. H. Wynyard, motorists’ representative on the Main Highways Board, told the conference of the South Island Motor Union yesterday that damage to roads by excessive weights was the most serious problem of the year. Roads and bridges were classified for the weights they should carry, but transport operators were committing many breaches. If greater weights were to be allowed, much stronger road foundations and surfaces would be required, involving enormous expenditure. Existing limits were satisfactory if enforced. The conference agreed that urgent representations should be made to have all vehicles comply with these regulations.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25609, 25 September 1948, Page 8
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