A SELF-PROPELLED LINE MARKING MACHINE WAS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO RE-PAINT THE ROAD LINES AT NICOLL HIGHWAY. THE GERMAN-MADE AUTOMATIC MACHINE CAN MARK ONE AND A HALF METRES OF ROAD LINE AN HOUR COMPARED WITH 14 MEN COMPLETING TWO MILES IN SIX HOURS. THE OPERATOR STANDS ON THE RIDING PLATFORM MANOEUVRING THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENSURE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY ON LEVEL AND UNEVEN ROADS AND EXACT MARKINGS ON BEND.
18/03/1973
PCD0474 - 0040
SPH2005,015439-015453/13A
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