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No. 2 State Highway, Whangarei-Dargaville. —Whangarei Borough Boundary - Stephen's Hill (Resealing), 5 miles 30 chains : Resealed with medium road oil. Tangiteroria Bridge (one 60 ft., three 80 ft., one 90 ft., one 100 ft., one 120 ft. spans): This bridge was completed. Tangiteroria Deviation (Construction), 2 miles 3 chains (Western Approach): Earthworks and culverting completed. Ihaka Culvert (10 ft. by 8 ft. by 39 ft.): This culvert is completed. Dargaville Borough (Resealing) 1 mile 46 chains : Resealed with medium road oil. No. 3 State Highway, Dargaville-Maungaturoto. —Dargaville-Turiwiri (Resealing), 1 mile 71 chains : Resealed with medium road oil. Ruawai-Maungaturoto (Resealing): Four small sections totalling 1 mile 60 chains were resealed with medium road oil. Rintoul's Deviation (Reconstruction), 3 miles : Activities have been confined to fencing. No. 4 State Highway, Whangarei-Maungaturoto. —Te Wai Iti Bridge - Dwyer's Quarry (Reconstruction and Seal), 1 mile 7 chains : Base and top course completed ready for priming and sealing this season. Long's Corner-One Tree Point (Reseal), 15 miles : A contract has been let for this work, which is in hand. Brynderwyn Slip : This major subsidence over 7 chains of highway has been repaired by altering the highway alignment at this point. No. 5 State Highway, Birkenhead-Maungaturoto.—Highways Junction - Topuni (Reseal), 4 miles 60 chains : Resealed with medium road oil. Kaiwaka-Topuni (Reconstruction and Seal), 3 miles 43 chains : A further 2 miles 3 chains were reconstructed to 30 ft. width, making a total of 2 miles 78 chains to date. This section will be ready for sealing next season. No. 301 Mam Highway, Whangarei-Taumaterau.-—Whangarei-Onerahi (Reconstruction), 3 miles : A contract has been let for earthworks on the first section from Whangarei. Fifty-six chains were completed. No. 303 Main Highway, Kamo - HiJcurangi River Bridge.—Thorburns Bridge (one 45 ft. span ; 24 ft. roadway): This bridge is completed. No. 308 Main Highway, Pakaraka - Awanui via Mangonui. —Te Keene Bridge (one 60 ft. span ; 24 ft. Roadway): This bridge is completed. Rataroa Deviation (Reconstruction),' 1 mile : This deviation is completed. No. 481 Main Highway, Kaitaia - Motukaraka via Broadivood. —Mansbridge's Bridge (two 48 ft., one 64 ft. spans ; 24 ft. roadway): This bridge is completed. Broadwood Bridge (two 37 ft., one 46 ft. spans ; 24 ft. roadway): This bridge is completed. No. 840 Main Highway, Whangaroa - Kaeo Bridge.—Culvert No. 671 (6 ft. by 6 ft. by 53 ft.): This culvert is completed. Auckland District General New sealing was carried out over a total length of 5 miles 41 chains of State highways. Resealing and plant-mix surfacing, including that carried out on both State and main highways, amounted to approximately 38 miles 59 chains, making a total for the year of 44 miles 20 chains. In addition, 10 miles 21 chains of highway were primed as a preliminary to sealing. On No. 5 State Highway, foundations for the new bridge at Silverdale were completed and a contract has been let for the remainder of the construction of this bridge,

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