Show Sand Road Slated for Improvement A telephone call from the U. U S. S Army Engineers offices In San Francisco Tuesday re revived revived revived re- re the Grand county Com Corn Commissioners Commissioners' Commissioners Commissioners' missioners' missioners hopes of ol obtain ing assistance on improving the Sand Flats road to the theLa I La Sal mountains Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- abner Mars Pope announced this week Mr Pope said the Engineers EngIneers Engineers Engin EngIn- were Interested in the road as a means of servicing a tracking station st connected with the Gre Green River Missile Mis MIs- sue dIe Base Discussions were held some time ago concerning concern concern- ing ng improving the road to facilitate maintenance of the tracking station but at that time the Engineers Indicated they could not construct roads on owned pro pro- perty This TM-S week however the San Francisco officials proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed two methods which might be instigated to improve improve im im- prove the road Either the county would formally grant the Engineers permission to improve the road or the county could improve it and be reimbursed by the Engineers Engin I cers for tor doing the work Mr Pope said considering the full schedule of ol work worl ahead of ol county equipment and personnel the first proposal proposal pro would be the most realistic real real- al- al choice from Irom a time saving sav say saying ing standpoint Officials of the Green RIver RIver RIver RI RI- ver Missile Base will be In Moab this week to discuss the issue Commissioner Pope said he could not say how much improvement im provement the Engineers Intended in intended tended to make on the road It would be of great importance import ance to the area however since the road Intercepts the theLa theLa theLa La Sal Mountain Loop road and provides a a. much shorter short short- er access road to the scenic and agriculturally Important mountain areas The Sand Sane Flats route has been used as season late-season access to the theLa theLa theLa La since early days 1 it being much easier to main maintain tam tain in winter winte than the other other oth oth- er routes The route leaves Moab valley valley val val- ley hey in East Moab Noab at the Grand Valley cemetery passes the city dump and works its way to the Wilson Mesa ole sa area of ol the La |