I've just received three options for the Bayfair roundabout and entrance to Owens Place in the mail.
Why, in this age of technology has no engineer come up with the idea of lowering the railway line from Te Maunga and coming up past the golf course.
Then you can put a small over-bridge across the railway line at Bayfair.
The leaflet talks of re-routing the railway line, buying up land etc. What a hassle and expense when lowering the railway line 6-10foot would sort it all out.
Val Carter, Te Puke.
Posted: 12:37pm Fri 24 Jan, 2014
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Trains don't climb hills
Posted on 24-01-2014 17:53 | By Murray.Guy
Val Carter has a similar thought to a design guru from Auckland in 2001 when designing the new Strand waterfront. He wanted to lower it at huge cost to improve my relationship with the water when in Red Square, Spring St. The idea, of course, went nowhere for a number of reasons, not the least being the climb up to the railway bridge. Trains don't climb hills (except for a very long lead in). Cr David Stewart suggested a tunnel under the CBD, station included! Keep think Val, and next time you see a train loaded, I suggest you measure it's height from the track.
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