East Coast News

By Frank Wynne-Jones

The 280ft Mangahauini Stream bridge No 1, being built at Tokomaru Bay by Ferguson Construction Company of Napier, took a step closer to completion when the first of many prestressed concrete beams, weighing nine tons each, was winched into position.

The nine span bridge is to be completed by the end of this year.

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Positioning the first beam.

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The concrete piers in readiness for the beams.

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The new stop-banks at Tokomaru.

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The next big job at Tokomaru will be the construction of a concrete-block sea wall to replace the original hardwood one built 60 years ago.