Show Will Get Jobs JobsOn JobsOn JobsOn On Vehicular Tunnel Linking Mine Towns County Signs Agreement With Copper Firm Clearing Way for Expansion of Open Cut Open Operations Providing work for men for at t least one year and paving the way vay for expenditure of B. B F. F Quinn chairman of the he county commission and W. W J. J Korth county clerk clerk affixed their signatures Saturday to a contract between be be- tween the county and the Copper corporation for construction of the largest vehicular-pedestrian vehicular tunnel in this part of the county The bore will join the town of Bingham and the unincorporated settlement of Copperfield It will willbe willbe be feet long and make possible possible possible pos pos- sible the abandonment of feet of county county road so o that the Utah Copper com company pan 0 Utah operating concern of the Copper corporation may extend its open- open cut mining operations in the territory terri terri- tory ory now traversed by the road Although no no definite time for commencement of work on the tunnel tun- tun nd lel nel has been set company representatives representatives indicated launching of the project awaits only the clearing up of f a few way right-of-way matters Winer Winten Win Win- ten ter er weather will pot ot hamper or deay delay delay de de- de- de lay ay operations it was said Actual workmen engaged on the project will total about 50 to a shift With three shifts working night and day until the bore is completed Engineers inspectors and technical advisors advisors' will increase the number of to or more it was said The lower or northern portal of ol the tunnel will be located on the east side of Main street in Bingham just above Carr Fork The bore will wm extend in a southeasterly direction direction direction tion on a grade rade of per cent and at an approximate three-degree three curve The upper or southern portal portal portal por por- tal will be located in the settlement of Copperfield Dimensions of the tunnel will be 16 feet four inches wide by 10 feet feel high with arched ceiling of eight foot two inch radius Although there will be provision for only one lane of traffic in the full length of the tunnel spacious and lengthy turnouts are Included in included included in- in at stated intervals Traffic will be controlled by modern modem sema sema- and signal lights Entire cost of the tunnel will bo be paid by the copper company which whick also ilso agrees to structurally maintain the bore during its us life at company company com corn pany expense In connection with the vehicular I tunnel a six foot toot by four foot pipe conduit will be constructed to be connected with sewer laterals which will eliminate the present open sewer channel in Copperfield The v ventilating tunnel details were worked out by W. W P. P Yant and G. G E. E United States bureau of mines engineers and provide provide provide pro pro- vide cubic foot capacity tan fan which will be adjustable to dispose of gases as shifted by seasonal temperature ceiling registering devices devices devices de de- vices which will start fans In operation operation operation opera opera- tion in the event of excessive gases airlock doors at t each portal which close automatically when air all conditions conditions conditions con con- are unsafe within the tunneL A three-month three traffic survey was made before plans for the bore were started The survey showed a maximum of trucks and passenger cars passing both directions directions directions over the road affected during 24 hours The peak minute five-minute period occurred in the evening be be- tween and 6 o'clock when 29 cars traversed the road in both di di- di The pedestrian section of the tunnel will parallel one wall and be raised two feet eight inches above the floor of the vehicular lane A handrail will be affixed to the walk Upon completion of the tunnel It will be deeded to the county by bythe bythe th the copper company and the county I in turn will deed to the copper company company com corn pany the land now occupied by the road |