Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-17 | Page 8 | Prompt Highway Work Promised

I I I I Prompt Highway Work Promised Uintah basin residents received assurances es from the state road commission commission com corn mission Tuesday that U. U S. S highway 40 iO will wUl be brought up to standard as as soon Boon as possible by the tho expenditure ex cx- of In in federal road funds Gravel Graveling ng of the highway from froni Duchesne to Fruitland will be completed completed com corn before winter and the a asphalt asphalt as as- plant In Vernal recently opened by byl bythe the commission wll operate throughout the winter so that surfacing of tho the highway c cn n begin in tho the Spring prIng a a.- a. delegation from the I basin was was was' promised at the c capitol Headed by Fred C. C Ferron president dent of ot the Associated Civic Clubs of Eastern Ut Utah h. h and Senator Hyrum Hyrum Hyrum Hy Hy- rum rum B. B Calder and Representative e Daniel F. F Mitchell the delegation called on commission members am and Governor Henry H. H Blood to demand demand demand de de- de- de mand continuation of ot the tho U. U S. S 40 Improvement program S Not only will the highway be brought up to standard Commissioner Commis Commis- Preston r slon G G. Peterson promIsed promised prom prom- but he will press a recommendation recommendation that the Roosevelt highway highway highway high high- way be designated as a new road in Utah as U. U H. H highway 6 The road would run from the Colorado line to Baker Nev via Heb Heber Hebr r. r and Provo Governor Blood told the basin bain residents he would continue continuo his efforts ef et- forts to have forest road appropriations Lions increased t to pr provide funds o Improve sections of ot U. U S. S 40 lying within the national forest domain