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The Carriage-way in Uxbridge Road, at Porchester
Gate, has been improved by the removal of the macadamized
road, and substitution of Henson's Wood
Paving.
In the entrances of several Mews, the complaints
respecting the loose condition of the gravel and granite
surface of the roadways, were removed by substituting
wooden block paving, and the j oints thereof grouted
with hydraulic lime.
The channels and crossings in various streets were
paved with new granite cubes. The existing carriageway
paving in many places have been relaid and
repaired where necessary.
In many parts of the parish, the footway pavements
were taken up, relaid and repaired with new flags, to
meet the requirements of increasing traffic in the principal
thoroughfares.
On the south side of Uxbridge Road fronting No.
1 to No. 6, Kensington Palace Gardens, the foot-way
hitherto repaired with gravel, has been flagged and
thereby much improved.
The diversion of Vehicular traffic during the
repair of roadways, subject to the consent of the
Metropolitan Board, greatly facilitated the works, and
with the aid of our Steam Road Roller, the road
metalling has been rapidly consolidated.