MAIN HIGHWAYS
BIG EXTENSION OF SYSTEM ADDITIONAL SECONDARY ROADS A groat extension of Iho main highways system was decided upon by the Main Highways Board at its last monthly meeting. The board met. at Wellington on February 16 and 17, Mr. F. W. Fuvkert, Engineer-in-f'hief of tlie Public Works Department, presiding. Tin' main business dealt with by the board was the declaration of additional main highways consequent, upon the introduction of the pel ml tax during last session of Parliament. About two months ago the board requested district highway councils to make recommendations for new highways covering a mileage of about 60 per cent, of the present system, or ap- „ proximatelv 3000 miles. The lengths recommended by the district highway councils, however;' totalled 4300 miles. The board selected a total mileage of 2000 for immediate declaration, and is making further investigations concerning the other recommendations. Subsequently a further length of secondary roads will be selected to bring the secondary system up to about 3000 miles, but the declaration of the roads already selected wiii not be delayed on this account. The board gave its approval to sur-face-sealing the Mnnawatu Gorge road.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16580, 22 February 1928, Page 11
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191MAIN HIGHWAYS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16580, 22 February 1928, Page 11
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