I 10000000l IO From the Divisions. Metropolitan. the Railway Department with the installation of double leaf boom gates tu elirninatc the “bottle neck” caused The re-surfacing of approximately 40,000 square by the present gates. yards of the macadam pavement on the Prince’s High- way between Cooks River and George’s River has been completed by the Department, and reconditioning by the drag process is being carried out bctween \VoL longong and Unanderra. In the Shire of Bulli and Municipalities of Shellharbour and Kiama, the High- way has been resurfaced over a length of 14% miles, and in conjunction with this work, surfacing of por- tions of the Lower South Coast road was also carried out. Work is procceding on the replacement of a proportion of the decking of the bridge over the Shoal- haven River at Nowra. the decking being attached by bolts, instead of spikes, to prevent rattling of the planks. Good progress is being made with the widening of the shoulder areas of the Hume Highway along the concrete pavement between Leppington and Narellan. Between Narellan and Camden. widening and rccon- ditioning have been cotnplcted, the pavement being widened to 20 feet and a smooth non-skid surface provided throughout by the drag process. South of Picton, near Thirlmere-road, formerly unsatisfactory drainage conditions have been improved by the con- struction of a new concrete culvert. On the Great \Vestern Highway, in the Municipality of Granville, the State Monier Pipe Works have com- pleted their contract for the reconstruction of Parra- matta-road between Duck River and the Granville Realignment of the level crossins at Kinmore on the Subway. At the level crossing over the Clyde-Car- Goulburn--raralga road (KO. 256) in the Shire of lingford Railway, a commencement has been made by M“lWaree. *463oa-A 26 MAIN ROADS. Vol. VI, No. 2. The construction of a two-cell reinforced concrete widening of Lennox Bridge (on S.H. 13) in the Muni- culvert near Prospect on the Great Western Highway cipality of Parramatta. In the Municipality of Dundas has been completed ; and in the llunicipality of SI. and Shire of Baulkham Hills, the Department is re- Mary’s. Contractor L. J. C. Mansfield is making good constructing Pennant Hills road (S.H. 13) bctween progress with the construction of the piers and abut- Mason’s drive and Bettington’s-lane. A cement hase ments for a new hridge at South Creek, which will course is being laid, anti this will be surfaced with pre- comprise a five-span reinforced concretc structure. mixed macadain spread by thc drag process. The apprnachcs are being formed by the Department On the Ki~~g~wood-Mulgoaroad (M.R. No. 154) the by day labour with material from the regrading work reshaping and reconstruction of 1% miles of gravel heing inidertaken on the llighway at Rooty Hill. and pavement. conimcncing 4 miles from Kingswood is at between South Creek antl Kingswood. This latter present in hand. work involves the cutting down of four crests to improve visi1)ility. and \vhen completed. the road will The Castlereagh Municipal Council is carrying out liavc a base of harsh mixed concretc with a hlack top witlening and formation of the narrow section of the laid by tlie drag process. Penrith-Richmond Main Road (No. 155). The construction of a deviation at First Rocks on the Gordon-Pittwater Main Road (No. 162) is being carried out by the Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council. On Main Road No. 164, the Mosman Municipal Council is making good progress with the supcrelcva- tion of bends on the Spit-road in the vicinity of Cen- tral-avenue antl Itla-avenue. and Manly Municipal Council is reconstructing the remaining portion of the Sydney-road on the northern approach to the Spit Bridge. In the Shire of Warringah. reconditioning of the Uarrenjocy-road between Narrabeen and Avalon lias been commenced by the Department by day labour. The existing macatlam road pavement will be streng- thened throughout. and the surface course will consist of pre-mixed niacatlam laid I)y the drag spread IirOcess. As a support for the pavement between Narrabeen and Mona \‘ale. sitlcstones X inches wide will be laid. while from Mona Vale northward, the side support will con- sist of cement and concrete edge strips ; between Ava- lon and Palm Beach. resurfacing of approximately 2% miles has been completed. Further reconstruction work on the Bunnerong-road (M.K. No. 171) is in hand, to complete construction of the road hetween Daceyvillc and the junction with Maroubra Bay road. The road will consist partly of sidestrips of cement concrete flanking the old pavement which is being reconditioned with pre-mixed bitu- I. Old timber rtrurture. 2. New concrete culvert, at minous macadam. and partly of a dun1 cement concrete Kilgowlah Creek. Hume Highway. Shire of Kyeamba. pavement with a central grass strill. Between Mar- ourba Bay road and Little Bay road, i.r.. the turn off Reconditioning by the drag process is also proceetl- to tlie ‘Prince Henry Hospital. the Department has ing between Rooty Hill and Penrith over a length of reshaped and rcconditioned the existing pavement with 4% miles. and whrn finished will complete the recon- pre-mixed bituminous macadam. ditioning of tlie Highway between Parramatta and Penrith. The reconstruction in concrete and steel of The surfacing of the Appin-Bulli road (M.R. No. the approach spans to tlic Nepean River Bridge at 177) within the Wollondilly Shire is now in hand. A Penrith has lieen completed by the Department. consitlerahlr distance which has already been treated, shows a marked improveme’nt in its riding qualities. On tlie Rlue Mountains section of the IIighway, work is proceeding on the cutting of side benches on The Baulkham Hills Shire Council is widening cer- Lapstone IIill to improve visibility. widening, improve- tain .narrow sections of the gravel pavement on the ments to bends. antl reconditioning between Blaxland Sackville Ferry road (M.R. No. 182). antl Hazellrook. and the regrading. realig:iment and On the Windsor-road (M.R. No. 181). between construction of concrete edge strips between Medlow Kellyville and ki’indsor. all culverts and approaches Rath antl Blackheath. havc been rcpaircd prior to the reconditioning of the U’ork is in progress by the McLean Construction pavement by plant-mixed bituminous macadam laid by Company. under contract to tlic Department, on the means of the drag process. February, 1935. MAIh ROADS. 27 Upper-Northern. formation ahd. gravel pavement, together /with thc erection of n single 35 ft. span timber beam bridge Betwecn the twin towns of Twced Heads and over Pine Creek. Coolongatta, work is in progress on the construction of the short section of the Pacific Highway through the double hortler fence to junction with the existing North-Western. work on the Queensland side, together with the erec- Contractor McGee has constructed two reinforced tion of new bordcr gates on an improved alignment. concrete box culverts on the New England Highway in the Shire of Peel, and the construction of a third is Thc construction of a two-cell 5 ft. x .1 ft. 6 in. in progrcss. The locations and sizes are two-cell 5 ft. reinforced concrete box culvert, rm. 35 chns. north of x 5 ft. at 7.86 miles, two-cell 5 ft. x j ft. 6 in. at 13.2 Woodburn, and a two-ccll IO ft. x 7 ft. reinforced miles. and two-cell 5 ft. x 2 ft. at 17.5 miles. The cul- concrete box culvert at yi. j6 chns. north of \Vootl- verts eliminate causeways and have been built prior burn on the T'acific Highway in if~oodbnrnShire has to the bitumen surfacing of this section of the High- been completed, replacing old timber structures. way, which is to he carried out early this year. A three-cell 8 ft. x 7 ft. 9 in. reinforced concrete box culvert has bcen constructed at 27% miles from Ten- terfield towards Glen Innes on the Kew England High- way, undcr the direction of the Tenterfield Shire Council. Three reinforced concrete box culverts have been constructed on the Gwydir Highway at r4.57ni. zr.4oni. and Zj.8h., from South Grafton towards Glen Innes in the Shire of Nymboida. Thc culverts comprise a three-cell 5 ft. x 3 ft. opening; a three-cell 8 ft. x 4 it. opening. and a three-cell 6 it. x 3 ft. opening. Contractor W. R. Saninels is constructing a four- span timber beam bridge in replacement of the two existing timber beam bridges over Barney Down Creek at 6 miles from Tenterfield on the Tentcrlield-Casino road, Trunk Road No. 61 in the Shire of Tenterfield. A comniencement has been made with the recon- struction of the section of Trunk Road No. 64 in the Municipality of Ballina between its junction with the Pacific Highway and the Western Municipal Boun- dary at Emigrant Creek, a length of 2 miles. The work consists of thc reconditioning of the existing pavement to forni a base course, and the construction of a z in. bitnmcn penetration pavement thereon. This is the last section of Trunk Road No. 64 hetween Lismore and Ballina requiring immediate reconstruction. ~ A The Casino Municipal Council is reconstructing the I'ormatnon work on the Gwydir Highway, Boomi and section of Trunk Road No. 64 within the Municipality Walgett Shires. I. The grading outfit In operation. between Im. and Im. 1.056 ft. west. and between 1,860 2. A finished section, 51 feet wrde. ft. and Ini.