Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-14 | Page 2 | State to Open Road Bids Soon

STATE TO OPEN ROAD BIDS SOON 1400 to Get Jobs on Fed 18 S eral and Highway Projects Within the next two weeks the slate state road commission will open bids for in federal aid highway projects projects eels estimated to give work to 1400 men be beginning early next month The contracts will be awarded for 18 projects representing part of 1 in Irs work approved by th the f federal led fed cral eral bureau of public roads out of the allotted Utah In all aU 35 pr projects were approved in the program As soon as possible the commission will advertise advertise adver adver- advertise tise the approximately In work remaining to be let from Crom th the Approval of ot the rest of or orthe the in iii projects is pending When the second half haIr of the total outlay Is approved way will be open to begin all work before the end of oC 1934 the commission announced Many Ian Oiling Olline Projects Most of oC the 18 undertakings on which bids will soon be opened arc are for or oiling with some new construction construction construe construe- tion embracing the underpass on the thes s secondary condar Salt Lake Ogden City highway highway high high- way being included The schedule of bid opening follows fol fol- fol- fol lows August 20 Nine 20 Nine miles of ot oiling and graveling between Soldier Summit and Carbon county line oiling oiling oil oil- ing nine miles between ML Mt Carmel Carme and Glendale August 22 New 22 New construction of ot 5 53 3 miles between Huntsville and Beaver Beavercreek Beavercreek Beavercreek creek concrete bridge over SevIer river between sugar factory and Monroe four oiling projects eels on one bid between North FarmIn Farmington Farm Farm- In ington inton ton and Weber canyon between between be be- tween Calls Fort and Honeyville 12 between Wellsville and Hyrum and between Lewiston anc and Idaho line total for tor contract oiling and servicing 14 miles between Huntington and and Orangeville 4 OO 30 Week to Prevail August 23 Shoulder 23 Shoulder widening between between be be- tw tween en North Farmington and Weber canyon servicing and oiling miles mites between Panguitch anc and Hatch August 27 27 Oiling Oiling and servicing miles mileo between La Verkin June junco tion and Zion park Bamberger Bamber Bamber- ger railroad underpass in Davis county county county coun coun- ty oiling section between Monroe and sugar factory oiling section between Levan anc and Gunnison oiling sections between between be be- tween Beaver and Minersville 42 revising Pine creek hill near Beaver oiling and servicing 43 3 miles between Green River anc and Cisco A hour 30 week and a minimum wage wase of oC 55 cents an hour for common labor will prevail