Show i ad Program Progress expenditures by the State Road fload Commission h fiscal 1951 amounted to al at t million which was wast W rP t than for any year urah's The 1951 out out- wa was 24 million higher than thant it t for 1950 and million t r that for far 1949 These facts pointed out In a research lort ott or O on Utah's highway pro IMS nIS released today by Utah the profit nonprofit tax arch agency The report eS a that Increased construe construe- expenditures which totaled I 3 j million for fiscal 1951 ac ac- for nearly all of the Inise In In- Vase ise se over each of the previous I years while outlay for re re- ring ing and maintaining pres pres- I I roads to 26 mil mil- I for fiscal 1951 1951 er than in 1950 and almost 1 million under fiscal 1949 hue ille highway construction ay lay has increased consider consider- y about 4 times since 1940 J 2 2 times since 1947 1917 part this Increase has been offset I the rapid Increase In con cone I costs The Bureau of ilic lic Roads composite mile Index based on 29 1925 as has Increased ased from In to 1457 In 1950 and 1618 the second quarter of 1951 s i means that if Jf a highway project costs I In 1940 the same project uld ild cost about In and In the mid mid- of 1951 resent sent Utah highway con con- 1 Jon programs according the Utah Foundation report ude for miles project under construction for miles of pro pro 1 advertised for bids as of ember ember 1 I 1951 and for miles mUes of construe construe- projects in the process ol of for possible con con- cUon in the Immediate fu fu- Construction on major lie le highways at the present presente t le e includes on U US on US 6 50 south south- ft to Colorado on US 1 orth to Idaho on US BO west to Nevada and 36 36 fon on US before It joins US 0 Wyoming tentative construction pron pro pro- n for fiscal 1953 has been up by the State Road mission As outlined by byl Foundation this program Id d include construction program I ex ex- amounting to 11 11 I including 3 53 million on ald primary highways I million on federal aid sec see I ary ry roads million on or ral-ald ral urban streets anc and I 1 million In state funds for foi fori I i federal aid projects on state ti Analyzing a recent study 01 ol fI way construction needs ide e by the Division of High High- Planning Utah Foundation I I ie cites a legislative council L Ly y released in November which shows In addition he e construction needs estl estl- ted ed d by the Division Ision of High High- Planning estimated main main- nce nce and departmental op op- ling ng expenses for a total L tram gram ram of or near near- i million per year for fox ft en years The construction ram alone would require jut ut million per year years Utah 9 points out that any future program above 7 75 s million per year will likely ye e to be financed entirely JW state funds noting that thatch 3 ch h has in the past taken full I antage Vantage of federal federal federal-ald aid funds I 4 5 that Increases In federa federal federal- care are apparently not nat In pros pros- n Im Important factor to be con con- frea red In a present highway program for Utah the availability or lack of ol el- el for tor highway purposes Ac Ac- ding to the Utah Foundation I lOrt rt highway officials f that at the present time of steel Is seriously foiling the Utah highway gram gra Although all available V can be spent on needed 5 hway way Improvements some a Si 81 priority projects are hay have havI havet I t to be deferred deterred for lack of 01 tL tate fate highway revenues dea deed de- de ed a from motor and special J 1 l taxes federal grants grants in In t and since July 1 1 1951 a lion tion of motor vehicle regis regis- ti on Fees are reported by r Jn th Foun Foundation to be 13 lion on in fiscal 1951 compared h million for 1950 and 9 million In fiscal 1949 19 It estimated by Utah I that net highway revenues fiscal 1952 will amount to i ut t If It beginning an 3 In highway funds are total available high high- I funds iund are e estimated at |