IMPROVING HIGHWAYS
DEVIATION CLOSES TOMORROW "I was struck by the very superior road surfacing the further south I came. There is a marked improve, ment in the road surfaces over the whole distance from Auckland tc Taranaki," stated the Aut-mobile Association's hotel inspector, Mr. S Ringer, to "The Stratford Evening Post" today. The deviation recently completed between Hangatiki and Otorohanga will not be available for traffic from tomorrow (Thursday) for a period ot about two months during the erection of a new bridge, Mr. Ringer stated An old wcoden structure with a bad angle of approach is being replaced. The opening of the Bombay deviation makes travelling to Auckland far more pleasant, he continued. The speed limit of 30 miles an hour has been fixed in an endeavour to prevent fhp surface h'Cm being seriously impaired as it is hoped to .have the deviation tar.sealed in the neat future.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 21, 17 August 1932, Page 4
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