HUINGA TUNNEL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 132, 16 May 1936, Page 4

HUINGA TUNNEL

1 : "SOMEONE MAY BE KILLED." Settlers Complain 01 Delay. j DEPUTATION TO COUNTY/ I ! A complaint on behalf of the colliers of the district hat • t h e work of repairing the ■'Huinrn I .tunnel was being unduly delayed was made to the meeki'wg—©f the Stratford County Council tofiay j by Mr H Cook. JI ' In its present condition -L'he tun. | ne! was a constant source of danger to those p?seing through j it, he raid,, znd if it was left j much longer it was quite possible j somebody would be killed. j lie considered it should be given j jueferenco over all other jobs, ae ordinary had''places on the roads were safe enough if they were gong lover steadily, but with the tunnel it [made no difference how carefully i they went. ! j The work had been delayed on i ! account of the difficulty in getting j I the rails for ihc lining of the tunnel, j I stated the chairman, Mr T. R. Amler- j fen. / J These were now ready and the I hardwood t'mher from Australia j wculd arrive \ t the end of the month. ' The engineer, Mr Spence, stated j that since the January meeting he I had made seme trial surveys to see j whether instead of the tunnel being j shortened the read could be diverted j

i bo as to cut out the tunnel alto.sther. I He had found that to mrke an open, j catting it would have been necessary | to take out about 2,0 fliousand yards which would have cost over £2,000. 1 and in addition, there would have. !

! lie: n the ccst of metalling nine or ten ■ \ chp.ins of ro? d. j At the January meet'ng, the cost I j ot repairing the tunnel was estimated !j. fit about £7OO if railway ribs and \ ' Australian hardwood had been used. ' j lie considered that this would make I a satisfactory job and should give no tiouble for 40 or 50 years. ' The Coucoil had decided that as, ;il cou'd not afford to do the whole work in one. ye.-r-, the southern, end, | Vrhich was itlie"really dangerous por-, I lion, should hs dons frst. I ( ~ ~ _, „