Two of your more astute readers have brought up the topic re the southern pipe line costs. I agree totally, why build it at the latest quote and why hang the bloody thing on a 97 year old bridge. The Hawkes Bay found themselves out of natural gas recently because some bright boy took the short cut and hung the main high pressure feeder line on a 50 year old concrete bridge at Ashurst and washed away the pipeline.
Councilor Faulkner thinks $12 million for an independent bridge is a bit much. Just wait till he gets the bill for repairs on the old Rail bridge. I agree with Messrs Paterson and Graham. Why over load the present setup?
Murray Grimmer, Tauranga.