Show Bids opened on Freeway The use of the freeway in the Salt Sail Lake area moved nearer today wit with the opening of oC bids on a surfacing contract on an Interstate project The big con con- job will involve the building of an asphalt surfaced roadway from Cudahy Lane in North Salt Lake northerly to Pages Page's Lane in Bountiful Inthe In Inthe Inthe the bids opened toda today the L. L L A. A Young Sons of oC Richfield Utah was the apparent low bidder with a bid of The construction will be he situated on Interstate route 15 and will call for the final surfacing of a six six- lane Jane divided highway The project pro jest will twill involve the use of tons of oC asphalt and tons of oC base course mater mater- ial fal This 44 mile stretch which has been referred to as the Davis Freeway has seen con considerable considerable construction activity in the past two years State Road officials report The embankment embankment embankment em em- or fill stage of oC this project project- was completed one year ear ago At the present work on seven structures which are arc underpasses un un- or overpasses have been completed or are now un un- derway This includes structures t tures es at Howard Street mh 1500 South South North Forth and Pages Page's Lane The contract for Cor an overpass at 1000 North in Bountiful has already already al al- ready been let and work is expected to start this spring according to engineers with the State Slate Road Commission John B B. B chief construction construction con con- engineers for lor the highway highway high high- II way department pointed out that with the bid opening today all jobs will have been let to bring the section from Pages Page's Lane to Cudahy Lane to Interstate Standards In the stretch from Cudahy Lane to Becks Beck's Street a 15 million contract was awarded They have now started construction construction construction con con- on this two mile sec sec- section tion Their work will involve building a six lane divided highway highway highway high high- way complete with structures and surfacing From Becks Beck's Street overpass to North the roadway is isnow isnow isnow now divided and will qualify for or minimum Interstate standards stand stand- ards The State Road Commission Commission Commis Commis- Commission sion now has a project underway underway under under- way rom from North to 1st South This is a 16 million contract for lor building the thc embankment embankment em em- and fills tills in this section section sec sec- section tion of the freeway It is expected ex ex- peeled that bids will be bc advertised advertised adver cr for lor structures during the first halt half of this year car for this 24 mile section This will leave the surfacing contract which was tentatively programmed for tor bidding during the thc latter Jatter part of the summer in 1960 In commenting on the overall overall overall over over- I all program for this area Mr 11 I C. C Taylor Burton Director 0 of Highways has 1135 said said We uWe are happy to see the progress on the freeway in this metropolitan tan Salt Lake area It is our hope that the section of the thc freeway free freeway freeway way from North Temple to Pages Page's Lane in Bountiful will willbe willbe be opened and in use by the end of oC this year This will wm of course depend upon the weather er and the rate that the contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors can get the thc work under under under un un- der construction Mr Burton continued by say say- ing Ong When this stretch of approximately approximately ap ap- ap proximately eleven cleven miles is completed it will be a big help helpin in moving traffic in this vicin vicin- i ity ty Motorists will be able to travel this area faster and yet more safe Since this section will all be a four and sL- sL six lane lane divided hj highway hway it will dim elim I mate cross traffic and thus reduce reduce re duce accidents In addition with there being no traffic semaphore semaphore sema serna lights the cost of operating operating operating oper oper- your automobile on this stretch will be definitely re re- These same benefits will vill apply to all sections of the Interstate Interstate Interstate In In- when they arc com corm Mr Burton pointed out that the State Road Commission now has 40 miles of the Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- Interstate state completed in the state An additional 48 miles of work isnow is isnow isnow now under construction and some 52 miles is programmed for bid openings during 1960 |