Show The Forgotten Road IOne i iOne IOne One of the most sorely neglected pieces of road in the immediate Moab area is the one leading north out of town past the new elementary school known to many as the Old Highway Road In a city where paved streets have al always always always al- al ways been a point of pride this stretch has for many years and now stands alone as one of the roughest pieces of paved road in the county Over th the years the road served only a small representation representation of Moab's population It was an access road to farms situated along it and served a purpose as a stock driveway However in recent years many of those farms have been converted to subdivisions A new elementary school was wag built on it The new city park I J situated on it churches business houses trailer parks and probably most important the new county hospital will all be dependent on that stretch of highway The part of this particular road from the old Beeson corner to Highway has been widened to serve as part of th the newly built truck b bypass pass of Moab When completed ed it will wM add greatly to our road system However when funds are are available and work starts on re-paving re and improving improving im im- im proving rods we hould not overlook the old highway road |