Show Y t f r rI y S Vv St M I 1 f tej iS sf ti v fe lr iA w wi'S wiS m-iS m t- t tW W w I If you are standing up o on the mountain which divides U. U S S. S and and U. U S. S S 30 near Echo and looking toward Echo this is what wha you will see in about two years This isone is isone isone one of the most important interchanges in the West and The Utah State Department of Highways Va s 's today opened bids for forthe forthe forthe the largest single road construe tion contract to i t date The con tract will call for 1 orf the construction of 11 miles of complete Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state Highway between Echo Junction and Em Emory ry In Echo Canyon Can Can- Canyon yon j The apparent low bidder was Morrison Knudson Knudson Co submitting a n bid of ot compared to the engineers estimate of 5 5 This section of highway will be bea a portion of a I. I transcontinental work worle is to begin very soon Knudsen Morrison-Knudsen Inc WO won the bid on this vital section of the Interstate Interstate-at at about 10 per cent below the tha engineers engineer's estimate This bid includes also the stretch of highway t to Emery Interstate road connecting New NewYork NewYork York and San Gan Francisco without I a single stoplight Th The new construction con con- i will be south of ot US U.S. COS OS and n no Interruption of traffic traffic i fic nc Is contemplated during con I The completed high way is expected to carry traffic In Inthe inthe inthe I the summer of ot 1080 1066 This exceedingly l large r e project I is being awarded aj ass one contract because it will lead load to a complete I I and useable section cf Interstate Highway connecting at both ends with existing US U.S. Route |