Show Highway Construction In Strawberry Valley Is Progressing Rapidly Two vo Contractors Contractor Are Busy on Grading And Realignment Projects State Crew Is Now Nov Laying Oil Mat MatOn MatOn On Daniels Summit Road construction on U U. S. S Highway No 40 t la is progressing rapidly with two contractors contractors' crews and a state road crew working on three separate pro pro- Olaf Ola Nelson with the first crew to enter the valley several weeks ago has already built about a amile amile an n mile le of the new grade extending extending extending extend extend- ing on each side ide of the state road camp and to the east end of his contract This grade is built up of a a. a 2 foot layer of run pit-run gravel grav grav- el At Hunters camp this crew Is now busy on an immense immense immense im im- mense cut which will eliminate the dangerous turn that has always always al always al- al ways been in the road there New culverts are installed along along along a- a long the entire length of his contract contract contract con con- tract 7 one-half one miles to the Forest Forest Forest For For- est station These culverts are arelong arelong arelong long enough that the heads will willbe willbe willbe be out in jn the borrow pit eliminating eliminating eliminating elim elim- the dangerous cement heads along the shoulders of the road Cut at Jakes Jake's Station Stanton Strong Grant the second contractor contracted got in full swing during during during dur dur- ing the week and is concentrating ing on a heavy cut at Jakes station station sta sta- tion in this end of the valley J His contract extends westward to Soldier Creek A state road crew working under the direction of Vern Vein Gillman Gillman Gill- Gill m man n started last Wednesday laying laying laying lay lay- ing a three inch oil mat extending up Daniels canyon from the end of the oil highway They have completed th this work to the summit Tu Tuesday day evening and according to Mir Mho Gillman were to continue to the Forest rangers station where the Nelson contract begins No Delay to Tourists This mat is to serve traffic during the construction of the thet t tunnel which will carry the highway highway highway high high- way through the hill at the Daniels Daniels Dan Dan- creek summit The new road will start a a. higher higner grade at the end of the oil 3 miles below the summit to a a. point near the mine near the head and will there enter enter enter en en- ter a tunnel thus avoiding the bad turn and icy conditions which have always existed in what is isnow isnow isnow now known as the gorge Thus traffic will continue over the oil Continued On Page 8 Highway Construction In Strawberry Progressing Rapidly Continued On Page 8 mat just laid unhampered by bythe bythe bythe the construction until it is entirely entirely entirely en en- completed Mr Gillman's crew after completing the oil mat will as rapidly as the new construction through the valley is completed lay the oil on it so that there will be little or no interruption to traffic Due to the fact that most of the construction through the valley valley valley val val- ley is on a new grade and that the present gravel road is being kept in fine shape there is little delay to the passing tourist This condition is to be maintained throughout the program pro pro- gram r I |