Show and Vast Improvement Grand county officials reported this week that oil surfacing of the new Castle Valley Vaney road will be completed within two weeks This piece of work which ma may to some seem quite elaborate was done to serve a twofold purpose First for protection protection tion of the excellent gravel roadbed paid for with federal funds and secondly for forthe forthe forthe the improvement of one of the most moat important important im links in the county road system Castle Valley some twenty miles up the Colorado river from Moab is used as the route for all an the mining and ranching activities on the north end of the La Sal mountains Another great factor is that v this scenic enic spot Is a favorite fa route f for r. r It H tand hd a p portion of the s I La Sal Sal M Mountain uri ln n Loop From an on mit l view 4 p of the road will eliminate maintenance c costs costa on 0 the tho ten mile stretch for the next few years In view vie of the fact that jf proper maintenance the heavy gravel roadbed would soon deteriorate deteriorate deter deter- the paving of the road was VaS a sound move But probably the most significant aspect aspect aspect as as- of a paved road through Castle Valley Valley Val Val- ley icy at least as we see see- it is the fact that thata a start has been made on putting paved roads through our scenic outlying areas and the county's work should point the way Vay for paving the Colorado river road by the state of Utah With this route completed completed com com- and with a paved road into the Arches national monument Travelers who are Interested In the scenic wonders of Grand county will witt have a real treat In sto store |