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Highway work will cost $3m A$3million realignment project to stop the Lewis River from cutting into State Highway 7, west of the HanmerSprings turnoff, has begun. New Zealand Transport Agency portfolio manager Colin MacKay says the river is cutting into the highway at Sylvia Flats, near the Boyle River. Eventually, it will undermine it, threatening the route. ‘‘We need to realign this roadtoensure it is safely awayfrom the river and ensure this key state highway linking the east and west coasts and Nelson/ Marlborough remains resilient and reliable for the future.’’ The work, which began this weekwith earthworks,will continue until May 2020. Road users will have to slow down near the work site while crews, trucks and machinery are on the highway, Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm. The agency has been workingwith the Department of Conservation since the project was proposed as the areaispart of public conservation lands.Resource consents have been required for all work. The 700 metres of road beingrealigned is 3km past the Boyle River, on the west side of the Hanmer Springs turnoff and Island Hills. SH7 is akey freight and tourist route. It runsthrough the Lewis Pass National Reserve. In the event of SH1 via Kaikoura being closed, the Lewis Pass is the only highway link between Picton and the rest of the South Island. In coming months, road users on SH7 may notice crews: Shifting felled trees and vegetation. All beech tree removal is being done with guidance from the Department of Conservation and to ensure nesting native birds are not affected. All of the felled trees will be stockpiled, either to be mulched or to be placed over the old road alignment at the completion of the project to reestablishalocal habitat and vegetation area. Takingaway about 70,000 cubic metres of soil and rocks —more than 8000 truckloads. Workingonearthworks for much of the summer, constructing the new alignment. Surfacing the new road, if weather permits, this summer/autumn. If the weather is wet, sealing may be completed in the summer of 2020/21. NEWS <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>28</strong>, <strong>2019</strong> Young entrepreneurs ... Ohoka School students Florence Taylor, left, aged 7, and her sister, Greta, 5, ran apopular stall selling lemons at the Ohoka School’s fete last Sunday. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP Fete used to launch cookbook By SHELLEY TOPP OhokaSchool’s Ohoka Garden Tour and Fetefundraiser was a perfect launch day for the school's cookbook, Ten Acre Table. Astall was set up at last Sunday’s fete in the school grounds to sellthe book, which includes acollection of familyfavourite recipesusing readily available ingredients. It is $39.95 and can be purchased from the Ten Acre Table website. The school will also haveastall in Ballantynes department store in Christchurch on December 5and December 14 to sell the book. There was alarge selection of other stalls at the fete selling a widevarietyofgoods. Thisyear, the ownersofeight Ohoka gardensopened themup 9 to the public on Sunday for the selfguided garden tour to raise money for the school. The Zephyr Oaks gardenalso featured apopup Art in a Garden exhibitioncurated by Laura Forbes, director of Art in a Garden and Sculpture <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>. Someremain unsold. Contact Laura on info@artinagarden if interested. More pictures, page 41 Rangiora Toyota and Christmas Party in the Park WINNING FLOAT WILL RECEIVE $500 NEW WORLD VOUCHER Sunday 8December 12-5:30pm Parade2pm ENTER YOUR FLOATNOW
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