Re: Cameron Road workers dayshift-only.

I was very intrigued by the response from Tauranga city Council's director of transport Brendon Bisley to P Kirkwood's letter in The Sun, August 26.

P Kirkwood asked as to why the work on Cameron Rd could not be undertaken 24/7 to get the job done a bit more quickly.

Mr Bisley stated that: 'Roading contractors are unable to work 24/7 for a number of reasons, Health & Safety and resource constants”. And went on further to say: 'To work safely workers should be physically and mentally alert and shift work exposes workers to different Health and Safety risk, especially fatigue”.

Mr Bisley has declared it is not possible for Cameron Rd construction workers to work 24/7 shift work on this project, as they would be exposed too many Health & Safety risk, therefore leaving the only option is a day shift. But oddly enough, it's okay for our emergency services, Police etc. and all other shift workers to work all hours, including weekends.

The bus shelters outside Countdown and Tauranga Boys' College have been missing for some time. It would be nice if they could be replaced before the end of winter.

Brian P Porter, Welcome Bay.