CONCRETE ROADS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18295, 12 July 1921, Page 5

CONCRETE ROADS

SAID TO BE A FAILURE. (Fuom Oim Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, July 11. Mr W. 11. Morton, Wellington city engineer, who recently returned from a, trip abroad, states that he is by no moans satisfied that concrete would bo of any use on the Hull roa<l. Ho was very doubtful about concrete roads; they could bo made satisfactorily to lust for four or five years, but lie did not see how they could be satisfactorily repaired when they wore down. He admitted the suitability of concrete as a base for a road. It was strong, and distributed the load well over the eub-founda-tion, but ho did not believe in it as a wearing surface. What ho had seen in America, and had heard since, had made him very doubtful of a concrete surfaced road; His opinion was that a road laid down in tar macadam, or bituminous concrete, would bo very much more satisfactory, and not so costly ,us cement concrete. The idea of concrete roads came from America, where fabulous sums had been spout on them. Ho had seen many that wore going to pieces.