WHAU CREEK BRIDGE.
IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION, \j LOCAL BODIES' DECISION. :;§ The reconstruction in concrete of the bridge over the Whau River on the Great >,7v North Road, Avondaje, at an estimated &:'" cost of £6000, was the subject of discus- O&M sion yesterday at a conference of repre- :f, ' sentatives cf the Auckland City Council and various suburban local bodies inter-•; ested. The chairman of the TTaitemata- -• '"jii County Council. Mr. H. Aitkenhead, pre-' sided. ". ,' ;■ . '■!*& It was • decided to construct a bridge Wm with a width of 50 feet instead of 40 feet, ...-'J as estimated.- The span is to be reduced ;'wS' from the present 175, feet to 25 feet, by t i|; building concrete abutments and filling in .(£-" the approaches.' The county engineer was'' \fSi asked to report on the . grades and - ..|| cost of cutting down the hill in the Avcs"\j||| dale Road District to fill the approaches. |§| It was resolved to proceed with the work Jl|| at once, the cost :to be -allocated by aWm Royal, Commission to be appointed by the ; M Minister for Public Works. ' mm
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17471, 15 May 1920, Page 6
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