River banks to be stronger
More than $226,000 will probably be spent on improving the Waimakariri River’s banks over the next five years. The North Canterbury Catchment Board’s river control and drainage committee recommended yesterday that the Commissioner of Works be asked to approve twe strengthening schemes alonj the Waimakariri River. The first scheme, estim ated to cost $200,000, is foi 1600 metres of rock protec tion along the seven kilo
11 metre reach above the old highway bridge. ’s It was first planned in 1976 e as part of the Waimakariri River improvement scheme, y with an estimated cost of 1- $92,000. e it Both schemes, if approved, :s will attract a Government o subsidy of 2:1. g The board’s deputy chief engineer, Mr B. P. Dwyer, i- said that rocks would• be >r used to reinforce a stopbank i- whidh faced extra pressure >- where the river narrowed.
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