DISTRICT HIGHWAYS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 160, 8 June 1939, Page 10

DISTRICT HIGHWAYS

MEETING OF COUNCIL. APPLICATIONS APPROVED. Meeting in Palmerston North yesterday, the No. 9 District Highways Council' decided to forward county councils’ applications for additional main highways to tlie Main Highways Board Jor consideration. A review of highways in the district was given and the policy of the Public Works Department for the immediate future was also outlined. The chair was occupied by Air H. Watkinson (district engineer of the Public Works Department) and there were also present Crs. H. Viekcrman (Hutt County Council), G. A. Monk (Morowhcnua County Council), AY. R. Ilopcroft (Kairanga County Council), L. T. McLean (Kiwitea County Council), 8. J. Stralian (Poliaiigina County I Council), AY. E. Barber (Manawatu County Council), A. Campbell (Oroua County Council) and H. Bickford (Ma- ! kara County Council). Messrs Monk and Bather, with the chairman, were appointed an executive. Applications for additional main highways were received as follow: Kairanga County. Palmerston North Bunnytiiorpe (Railway Road), 3 miles 30 chains. Morowhenua County.—Otaki Gorge Rond, 2 miles 50 chains. The County Council is prepared to revoke in exchange for this declaration a length nt 3 miles 20 chains of the existing 'le Horo-AA’aihoanga main highway. Toko-mnru-Opiki. 3 miles 50 chains; Mnke-rua-Opiki, 5 miles 75 chains; To Horo Beach, 2 miles 20 chains. Manawatu County.— Awalmri-Ko-pnne. 3 miles 20 chains; Oliakea Road, 5 miles 40 chains; Oliakea aerodrome access, 70 chains. Kiwitca County. Ohingaiti-Pem-herton. 12 miles; Rangiwaliia-Apiti, 9 miles 20 chains. Poliaiigina County. KiniboltonApiti highway extension. 2 miles 40 chains; Ashhurst-Pohanginn highway extension, 40 chains. 'l’lic Alain Highways Board had indicated that, owing to its present financial commitments, it could not see its way clear to make any large general increase and only in special cases where traffic density had increased considerably or, alternatively, where a county council was prepared to revoke an existing highway lor a road which it proposed to have declared. could approval lie given to applications. The council, in view of this policy, decided to send the list forward to the hoard for consideration, | The annual estimates were submitted j by the local authorities concerned and j tiiev are to tie referred to the board, which will make its recommendations to Parliament in duo course. 'I he amount is not. available until the appropriation lias been approved by the House. Major works submitted for consul-1 oration or in hand in respect ol cx-j isting main highways were: New seal-, ing through tlie townships ol Apiti and Rangiwnhin, extension ol the pre sent work between Fcilding to Hal- j combe, commencement of sealing be-. tween Bunnytiiorpe and Ashliurst at the Bunnytiiorpe end, completion ol ! Mount Stewart highway and the A wnhuri-Feildiiig section, including bridges, tlie completion of the Kiwitea stream bridge and completion of 1 the Waitarere Reach Road. i 1 The Alain Highways Board proposes to complete the Levin-Palmerstoii | North main highway, continue with; the improvement ol tlie road through the Manawatu Gorge, and to commence as soon as plans are available with the Ranßitano and AYhirokino bridges, complete the Longburn and Ashliurst overbridges.