Show r COLORADO SETS SETS- SPUR TO ROAD ROADWORK ROADWORK WORK IN UTAH State Gives Noti Notice e of Highway Highway- 40 O W Work or It Plan Interest In In Improving U S. S highway highway high- high wa way 40 from Salt Lake City into he the the Uintah basin gained new imp impetus impetus im im- im- im p petus Thursday with willi rec receipt of oC def deC I mite nite assurance that Colorado is planning to pave paye its portion of the route This assurance was contained Ina in ina a R. letter received by Julian M. M Earn Barn berger chairman of a special chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of commerce committee appointed appointed ap ap- pointed to promote improvement of highway 40 from Go Governor Edwin C. C Johnson of Colorado A portion of of the bond Issue approved d by by bythe the last session of oC the Colorado legislature will provide provide provide pro pro- vide funds for the completion of highway 40 north to the Utah line Governor Johnson wrote His letter to 0 Mr Bamberger was sent after the Colorado supreme co court rt Monday ruled the legislation authorizing the bond issue was constitutional U. U S. S highway 40 north extends westward from Denver skirting the southern edge of Rocky Mountain National park through Craig Colo Cob and across the state line to Vernal Utah W. W D. D RIshel president of the Utah State Automobile association has been leading the fight to have Utah's portion of the route im im- im- im proved He charges loses thousands of tourists annually annually- because because because be be- cause of the poor condition conditi n of highway high high- way 40 which is the most dir direct ct route between Salt Lake ke City and Denver K C. C Wright chief engin engineer er of f fUle 4 the Ule Utah state el road 1 d. d kin V te commission re- re kin V re- re ported t Thursday dUth that t Utah th is willing will willing Ii I ing to-do to everything possible to to Improve improve Im im- Im- Im prove piove highway 40 and th that t three jobs jobs' will wm be bc placed under Contract contra this fall The portion between My- My Roosevelt and Fort Fort Duchesne and Hal Halfway Halfway- way Hollow willbe will willbe be paved with ro rock roch k asphalt Mr Wright said and the highway between between between be be- tween and Duchesne willbe will willbe be graveled preparatory to oiling next year Governor Johnson Johnson's letter also stated that Colorado is planning to to improve v V highway 40 so south b extends from Colorado Springs to Grand Junction where it connects with U. U S S. highway 50 0 which enters Utah through the Carbon county area With assurance that Colorado Is definitely planning to improve highway highway highway high high- way 40 we WO will spare no efforts to have the Utah section of the highway highway highway high high- way improved Mr B Bamberger said Under present conditions westbound travelers en route to California California California Cal Cal- too south from Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver through Arizona instead of oi west through Salt Lake City and travelers to Yellowstone National park parle and the Pacific northwest arc are routed north and mf miss Salt Lake City and Utah entirely |