CONDITIONS BETTER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 237, 8 October 1941, Page 4

CONDITIONS BETTER

PARAPARA ROW <H ESTIOX Ol IMPROVEMENTS “No unfavourable reports have been received of late regarding the surface of the Parapara Road, said Mr F. J. Hill, secretary of the Automobile Association 'Wanganui* yesterday. With the passing nf winter and the advent of spring users of the road have* found cor. i.tion- better between Wanganui and Raetihi. Meantime. Wanganu puhli • bodies are still waiting to whether their representation* for a better standard of maintenance on the road are to he effective nr not Arising nut nf *he monthly meeting nf the Automobile Association. a letter vas sent m the Main Highwnv- Board drawing at’ention t > the fact that conr ’ iint- had been received about the condition nf the road apparently b* < nu>e nf lack of maintenance on the m:dd’e >e» tion. It was also sue ted that if the conconstru ion not being suite. > for the very heavy rla.-s *s of vehicle that travelled over th-' road, and if an improvement would present engineer,nz difficulties and a large capital ~»st steps -hould l>e taken to limd the w». hr of v hide- using the road. A reply to the letter was received fiom the m-'tointat ves on rhe boar. 1 Mr. M II Wynyard. sta’- • rh - hoar I for the board ~ information and it on’ > t»- -r.- dereii at the nex’ meeting N furthet . f-.tmation ha< been received by the Automobile Association. The Wangani I Chambet of C »m--w-ree liken ise wrote to the Minister of Public Work- Hon. H T. Armstrong. last month stating that <om- ;• .lints had beta received regarding the condition of the road. One of thcomplaints mentioned was th- number of potholes at the approaches to bride I *, which indicated that sufiicient metal was not being used Munition was also made of improvement.-i required on narrow parts of th.- road • here cars passing each other sometimes got hogged through having to keep too close to the water table. The Chamber of Commerce has not yet received a reply to this letter.