Show U. U S. S 40 OILING JOB A AWARDED V FRI MAY The contracting firm of Strong Grant of Springville was awarded award award- ed the contract Friday by the state road commission to lay an anoil anoil oil oU surface on that portion of U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S 40 10 between Vernal and the Colorado state line The bid offered by this concern concern concern con con- cern the lowest of six presented was With the usual 10 per cent for or engineering and contingencies the total cost of the project will be raised to The engineers engineer's estimate was Before placing a road mix oil over the entire distance of thirty miles it will be necessary to make some minor changes in alignment do some grading and graveling and make a few changes in cul cul- cul- cul verts erts The work will begin In the near future and will be completed ed by October 1 Road Under Survey On that date all aU of U. U S. S 40 in Utah will be up to dustless stand stand- ard with the exception of 31 miles between Daniels' Daniels canyon and Fruitland This stretch recently transferred to the federal aid Item from forest road classification tion is now being surveyed I with the Idea that it will be placed on the next years year's program and brought up to a high standard At the present time two improvement improvement Improvement Im im- im- im provement projects are under way wayon on U. U S. S 40 and will be completed ed about A August gust 1st A rock asphalt asphalt asphalt as as- surface is being laid between between between be be- tween Roosevelt and Fort Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne and an oil mix surface between between be be- tween Fruitland and a point a few miles mUes west of Duchesne |