BRIDGE ACROSS WAIMAKARIRI
Sir. —Mr R. G. Woolf has made an excellent case for bridging the Waimakariri further west. Mr F. W. Freeman’s suggestion of a bridge nearer the mouth as a northern outlet for Christchurch has its merits, but for a more local purpose. Our present lines of communication are grotesque. They deviate to extremities and traverse the most difficult and unsafe ground. This is the result of the capital being founded in such an unserviceable place. The Waimakariri river is as great a barrier, as are the Southern Alps, between Canterbury and Westland. But it is 90 per cent, a psychological barrier, and that should not continue. For greater safety and a bigger purpose, go still further west. Visualise a line of communication from Islington to Southbrook. On the south side, plan the coming inland city. The many thousands of acres of light land opened up would relieve Christchurch of its unwanted industries. —Yours, etc., W. R. EARLY. Hornby, February 17, 1956.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27896, 18 February 1956, Page 5
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