Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-15 | Page 18 | Improved U. S. 40 Predicted

IMPROVED US U.S. 1 1 40 PREDICTED r rIt If It the forest service will cooperate cooperate cooper- cooper ate te U U. S. S highway 46 in Utah will willbe wille be e a n surfaced hard year all-year road by 1937 1931 chamber of commerce II predicted Frida Friday following follow follow- Ing rig their return from Vernal Almost a score of men from the local ocal chamber attended the meeting In n Vernal late Wednesday at which U. U J. J S. S 40 backers from Denver to Salt alt Lake City met to outline plans for or a campaign seeking improvement improvement improve improve- ment of the highway With completion of the thc project reject of ot the thc state road commission commission commis- commis ion sion sion on highway 40 only 49 miles of ho tho road in Utah will not be hard- hard surfaced Preston G G. G Peterson state highway commissioner reported six Forty-six miles of the road Is in inthe inthe the 10 national forest between Heber Cit City ity and Fruitland Mr P Peterson terson explained and difficulty has hns been experienced in recent years years getting appropriations to improve forest roads oads The state will reopen Its rock asphalt plant west of Vernal within 10 0 da days s 's Mr Peterson said pointing out ut that the asphalt roads built bunt last I year car are standing up well Support for efforts to improve highway 40 was pledged at the Vernal meeting by F. F G. G Martines Marlines Richfield president of the Associated ed d Civic Clubs of oC Southern Utah