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BAD ROADS FOR THREE' MORE YEARS?

9th August 1921, Page 25
9th August 1921
Page 25
Page 25, 9th August 1921 — BAD ROADS FOR THREE' MORE YEARS?
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In his 1920-21 report, the Northamptonshire county surveyor says it, is manifestly impossible to restore the roads to their pre-war condition in a less period than three years ! The amount of resurfacing done during the year was nearly double lthat of the preceding year, but owing to the weakened condition of the roads by the limited supplies of materials for nearly five years and the increased traffic, eluding new motorbus routes, many of the roads have deteriorated in condition. Moreover, they are now faced with the fact that the foundations of the heaviee trafficked roads are giving way, as, for instance, the Loridon-Birmingham road, which is part of Watling Street, and the roads carrying regular services of motorbus traffic, and a very large expenditure will be. required to strengthen the foundations sufficiently to cawthe exceptional traffic they are now called upon to bear. Some of these roads will not stand the strain to which they are now subjected for more than another year. The report mentions that two steam tractors and -four tipping wagons purchased in 1916 and six steam wagons purchased in 1919 were regularly at work throughout the year. Each vehicle hauled an average of 4,062 tons, the corn parative smallness of the total being due to intermittent, supplies of material beingcarried by rail. NevertheleSs, the cost per ten-mile compared very favourably with the prices paid for the contract, work. The cost by the council's wagons was 18.12d. per ton-mile and by contract 24,56d. ner ton-mile.

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