| Show Mission 66 To Eventuate In I Work For Arches Received this week from the theoffice theoffice office of t f Senator Wallace F. F Bennet Den Bens net was a complete breakdown year year by-year of ot the planned program program pro pros gram for tor the Arches National Monument known as Mission 66 The expenditures broken down into two categories one for tor buildings build build- rings ings and utilities and the other for roads and trails amount to towell towell well welt over 2 million of ot development development development develop develop- ment work planned for the area within the next 10 year period The total which will be expended expend expend- ed for tor buildings and utilities the report states is The total for tor roads and trails is 1 1 I The bulk of the work in I both categories Is slated f for r the latter part of the ten year period I but some of the funds are to be made available for tor immediate work Mission 66 CO Is a National Park i Service plan pian whereby the undeveloped undeveloped undeveloped unde unde- areas of the park and monument system can receive great amounts of development work during this tills period of time timeto i to increase their value to the nation as scenic and recreational areas The arches National Monument Monument Monument ment near Moab will receive funds which will eventuate in complete headquarters buildings surfaced roads and trails throughout the monument and the Ute completion of rest and public areas throughout the monument The Mission 66 CO program is an outline of ot the plans of ot the National Park Service Appropriations Appropriations Appropriations for each project must bo be bossed passed gassed by Congress each year so they may differ somewhat from the figures released this week It was stated The Park Service through this program hopes to complete the project by 1966 1006 however if U funds can be made available In buildings and utilities fund outlays are planned as follows 1959 utilities will get and buildings and in 1966 I utilities will get buildIngs buildIngs buildings build- build Ings will get and is planned to be spent for tor miscellaneous facilities These planned outlays bring the total for buildings utilities and miscellaneous miscellaneous mis mis- facilities to the grand total figure of ot The first planned expenditure in inroads inroads roads and trails will come during 1957 This will be an outlay of for minor road and trail work Work at the present time twe Is being done on surfaced hard trails to Delicate Arch and through the I Devils Garden Gamen area These willbe willbe will be In use by the heavy to tourist season this spring and summer and will represent a great Improvement Improvement Improvement Im Im- Im- Im provement over the dee deep sandy trails of the past In 1958 the Park Service plans to spend for a new mon mono entrance road which willbe will willbe willbe be surfaced and will include a bridge This road which will climb directly up the sandstone cliff behind the Arches headquarters buildings will be slightly over 9 miles In length lengths shortening the route by many miles and will pass through the Courthouse Towers Towers Towers Tow Tow- ers section of ot the Arches before accessible only only by foot It will also make possible a loop road into the Windows section at a later date The Windows spur road to be known knot as Route 1 will be surfaced surfaced sur sur- sur faced fated and will WIlli include a parking I area The tag price-tag on this section section sec sec sec- tion of or road is and willbe will willbe willbe be completed In 1960 if plans materialize on Mission 66 Extension of Route 1 I grade base and surface of ot parking areas and road is planned for 1964 at ata ata ata a total cost of Also in 1964 a spur route which will be graded with base and surfaced will be built to Delicate arch at ata ata ata a cost of ot Minor roads and trails will receive receive re reo re- re another expenditure of in 1966 bringing the grand total for road work to 1 1 during the ten year per per- lod iod The Arches National Monument is fa Lo funds to bring the area to the most beneficial use of ot the visiting public The I area has been growing in popularity popularity larity in recent years and It is expected that in the next few years attendance figures will break records The new entrance road being nearer to Moab than the present road will make traveling to and from the monument much easier for those wishing to spend vacations vacations vaca in Moab visiting local scenic scenic scene ic area while here |
