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Three reinforced concrete bridges were constructed to span the Bow- rington Nullah and the bridge at Leighton Hill Road was reconstruct- ed. Of these bridges, that on Hennesey Road is 100 feet wide and carries a double line of tram track, the bridges on Lockhart and Gloucester Roads are each 75 feet wide. The level of Leighton Hill Road was raised, this involved the reconstruction of the Leighton Hill Road Bridge.

(k) The reconstruction and widening of a length of about 2,300 feet of the old Praya East roadway (now Johnston Road) to a width of 75 feet and a further length of about 3,600 feet of this road (now part of Hennessey Road) to a width of 100 feet. The construction of 2,080 feet of 100 feet roadway and about 13,645 lineal feet of 75 feet roadway.

(1) The water mains laid in connection with the Scheme included :---

3,300 lineal feet of 15" diameter mains.

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(m) The reconstruction of the old Praya East Roadway necessitated the taking up and relaying of the Tramway track for a distance of about 5,000 lineal feet.

The works referred to in items (g) and (i) and portion of the works in (f) were undertaken by the Drainage Office. The works referred to in (k) were undertaken by the Roads Office and the works under items (1) and (m) by the Water Works Office and Tramway Co. respectively.

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