Show County Highway Department t Ready for Winter Winte Challenge MURRAY MunRA Y King Winter carries carries carries car car- ries few worries for George Catmull Catmull Cat- Cat mull superintendent of ot Salt Lake county department of ot roads roads' and arid bridges The department Is ready and fully equipped for hour 24 continuous continuous con con- work to keep county roads clear of ot snow Mr Catmull said We Ve have four new plows ready tor for service in addition to a a. motor patrol grader that can be used fot tot that purpose e he said sad The department is responsible for approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately miles mile of highway but our equip equipment is the best in history of the department Forty men are ready to work any time in m a systematic program to keep leep the highways hIghway dear rough the heaviest snowstorms Special crews h lio c e been assigned assigned assigned as as- signed to the Bingham district the superintendent said where In Informer Informer informer former years some difficulty ha has been met In keeping roads from being blocked Lack of ot funds Will prevent the department from maintaining a route through Big Cottonwood canyon however and Unless the United States State forest service takes over that responsibility it is ill expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex I that road will be one of ot the first closed Meanwhile crews are continuing work in several parts I of ot U the e county Mr Catmull said and are are expected to be kept on the job until funds become de depleted depleted depleted de- de or weather blocks progress New projects are to be started at Bluffdale and South Second East Fast street as well as the flood control job in Magna Sand and gravel from the Magna project is being used on the Twenty first South street project |