Tararua Council decides which streets need seven-year earthquake-strengthening priority
9 Dec, 2020 10:34 PM
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Parts of Gordon St and Miller St are the only two Dannevirke side streets to be identified as priority thoroughfares.
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Parts of Gordon St and Miller St are the only two Dannevirke side streets to be identified as priority thoroughfares.
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Hawkes Bay Today
By: Sue Emeny
A suggestion that Tararua District Council refuse to identify streets where building owners have seven years to earthquake-strengthen their buildings
was rejected at Wednesday s final council meeting of the year.
Roads and footpaths where pieces of unreinforced masonry from buildings could fall on pedestrians or cars in an earthquake are deemed priority thoroughfares and building owners legally have seven years to do the strengthening work.