SOUTH ROAD SEALING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22004, 10 January 1935, Page 10

SOUTH ROAD SEALING

WORK PROCEEDING STEADILY INCONVENIENCE FROM DUST [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Wednesday The preliminary work in connection with the tar-sealing of nine miles of the Great South Koad between Ngaruawaliia and Hamilton, which was commenced on Friday last, is now proceeding steadily. Considerable difficulty has been experienced at the point where the work was commenced just outside the northern boundary of the Hamilton borough. When about a foot of old metal had been removed, the ground was found to be of very loose spongy material, which offered a poor foundation, and a good deal of excavation work and filling has been found necessary. About two miles further along the road toward Ngaruawaliia further work is being done and good progress is now being made, lleconstruction work is proceeding over more than half a mile of the road and metal has now been laid over portion of this and a firm surface prepared for the tar-sealing. In all, about 32,000 cubic yards of metal, sand and chips will be required in the construction. In addition to general reconstruction work, corners will be banked, and the road, when completed, will comprise a 20ft. tar-sealed strip, with 6ft. earth shoulders.

inward traffic is at present being diverted over the final few hundred yards before reaching the Hamilton borough boundary, but in general few deviations will be necessary, as the traffic will be able to proceed on either side of the main road. Workmen have been considerably inconvenienced through motorists not slowing down sufficiently when proceeding along tho temporary tracks at the edges of the road to proven b tho dust rising in clouds behind them.

It is probable that most drivers do not realise how much inconvenience they arc causing. Some who have been stopped have expressed astonishment at tho amount of dust blowing across the road behind them and most have been willing to co-operate in any way possible. As usual, however, there have been drivers avlio refused to consider the interests of the workmen, although the undertaking will bo of great benefit to road users.