Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 36 | England to Put in Motor Truck Highway System

I I I i ENGLAND TO PUT IN MOTOR TRUCK HIGHWAY SYSTEM i f En England land already Is considering seriously seri rlou rl- rl ou I th the development de of a n. line of motor ht highways laid out lar largely eh on onI the principle of trunk railroad lines which would b be used sed e exclusively ly I Is s I for motor transportation anu With WILU tho the object of opening up cheap land transportation and connecting tho the lar large c market centers This new system of roa roads s Is planned to be he built hullt on tho the straight lino line principle prin prin- principle ciple and would not enter lar large towns town but rather pa M i them at easy distances Tho roads would bo be as straight as possible They would have a width of feet with double driveways and on only one ono direction traffic on each ench These roads roas would pass through h land that could be se secured fIe so- cured as cheaply as possible It Is 13 not hot the plan of these roads to Increase In Increase Increase In- In crease In size sire thin tho already lars largo towns but to provide pro good oo transportation transportation transportation tation facilities through the country and so 80 reduce the congestion of the tho largo large towns by providing ch cheap ap lands for the purpose of developing the thu trades which cannot be carried on In town profitably