Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-01-13 | Page 5 | Storm Fails to Close State Highways to Traffic; Crews Keep Roads Open

Storm Fails to Close State Highways To Traffic Crews Keep Roads Open and AU All state highways are open have been open in spite of the storm which covered northern Utah H. H S. S Kerr engineer for the state highway highway high high- way department said Wednesday While considerable difficulty was experienced in keeping traffic moving moving moving ing In Spanish Fork canyon that piece of ot road was never closed Mr 1 Kerr said The crew in charge of the work fought snow and wind for 48 hours in an effort to keep the highway passable passable pass pass- able according to Mr 1 Kerr The heaviest drifting was from the mouth of the canyon canon to Thistle Ordinarily Ordinarily the drifting is confined to a small area near the mouth Mr Kerr said The storm appeared to be over Wednesday and the tho highway department department depart depart- ment did not anticipate further trou trou- ble The state has men with snow fighting units ready to get Into nto action at any time Each crew crews is s under standing orders to get out outon outon outon on the road whenever conditions warrant warrant warrant war war- rant it it regardless of time r