Roads Board endorses moves on L.P.G.

Press, 22 June 1981, Page 11

Roads Board endorses moves on L.P.G.

PA Wellington Moves to, keep liquefied petroleum gas road tankers out of central city areas, and off roads during rush- hours have been endorsed by' the National Roads Board. The latest board meeting accepted recommendations on the movement of L.P.G. loads in big cities made by a committee comprising representatives of the Roads Board, the Fire Service Commission, and the Ministry of Transport. .; The committee has had meetings over the last year with regional fire officers in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Christchurch, and Dunedin. Recommendations approved by the board include:

A - i ' Keeping tankers away 1 from central business diss tricts and heavily populated 1•f areas; avoiding congested s roads, tunnels, and important i road structures such as bridges; by-passing steep ; hills, winding roads, and icy 5 conditions using State high- . .ways and motorways, but i using by-passes where these - are available. - Using smaller tankers for 1 local deliveries; getting regional and united councils to 1 produce maps showing the ’ preferred routes through i their areas; and allowing the • Christchurch-Lyttelton road , tunnel to be used for the passage of bulk L.P.G. under • restrictions on times and conditions.