County road distribution

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34009, 25 November 1975, Page 23

County road distribution

(From Our Own Reporter) WELLINGTON. An extra 51.2 million for loading in counties has been approved by the National Roads Board for detailed distribution—making a total for the year of $25.15 million. The biggest single grant was made to Gisborne ($184,441), mainly for logging roads, but Nelson-Marl-borough received $12,500, the West Coast $42,333, North Canterbury $9OOO, Central Canterbury $60,421 (with a further $62,000 during October) and South Canterbury $47,271. The Board granted $75,000 lat ss:sl for the Sawmill i Creek Bridge and $5OOO at ss:sl for the Te Towaka i turn-off in Marlborough. The Board had been asked •to provide a subsidy of $8:$1 for the Te Towaka turn-off, which involves the provision of a wind shelter to remove a traffic hazard but the board considered a rate of ss:sl was justified, bearing in mind the ability of the county as a whole to provide funds for roading works. Westland county received $8333 at ss:sl for the Rose Creek bridge, $lO,OOO at ss:sl for Haast-Jackson Bay sealing, and $4OOO at s2:sl for general resealing.

Grey County received $BOOO at s4:sl for work between Paroa and Shantytown. Inangahua County received $9OOO at s3:sl for Brown Creek Road, and Buller County received $3OOO at s6:sl for work on the Waimangaroa-Burnetts face. In North Canterbury, Waipara County received $9OOO at s3:s2 for the Reeces No. 4 bridge. The Chatham Islands received outright grants of $7OOO for the Sandstone bridge and $17,000 for maintenance (to give a rate of s3:sl), but the Board is keen to send a committee of its ■ members to the Chatham Islands next year to inspect the work being done and the priority of work there. Ashley County received $6OOO at s3:s4 for minor works and $15,000 at s3:sl for work on the Upper Sef-ton-Beatties Road intersection. For this latter project a ss:sl rate was sought, but the Board considered that because it carried substantial logging traffic it should be treated as an industrial route and carry a rate of s3:sl. Heathcote County received $4286 at s3:s4 for work oil Huntsbury Avenue. Mount! Herbert County asked for supplementary funds to increase the subsidy rate of the Purau-Port Levy reconstruction and sealing from s3:sl, but the work was confirmed at s3:sl. At its October meeting, the Board approved $62,000 at 's3:sl for work on Fendalton ■ Road in Waimairi County. In South Canterbury, Strathallan County received $6OOO at s3:s2 for the Jones Gully bridge No. 1, Waimate County received $B5OO at s3:s2 for Cartwrights bridge and McKenzie County received $8571 at s3:s4 for reI sealing. Ashburton County’ re-i ! ceived $5OOO at s3:s4 for. general work, $9OOO for re-1 sealing, $5200 at s3:s4 for' resealing the Valetta bridge! approaches and 5000 at I s3:sl for maintenance of the! Hakatere-Erewhon Road.