Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-06-11 | Page 16 | C. of C. Withdraws Road Plan Protest

G G. G OF G G. G WITHDRAWS ROAD PLAN PROTEST Opposition of the chamber of commerce highway committee to the present widening program on the Salt Lake Ogden City-Ogden highway had been withdrawn Saturday The state road commission has a project for adding three-foot three oiled strips on either side of the higo- higo way between South Bountiful and North Farmington The chamber committee opposed the plan holding it would be better to to- add 10 feet of new highway on either side providing providing providing pro pro- viding four lanes for traffic The opposition was withdrawn after W. W D. D Hammond chairman of the road commission had explained explained ex ex- ex- ex the purpose of the work at a meeting at the chamber of commerce commerce com corn merce Friday The commissioner said the project was not a permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent widening program and that it would prove a big saving in maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- costs