| Show tk 1 HI t 1 j i r 1 1 l' l y d a tL THE PAUL WILLIAMS ranch In Wyoming north of Minnies Minnie's Gap was the site of a dedication ceremony celebrating the connecting of a highway link from 80 1 In Wyoming with Dutch John In Utah making another all season road Into the Flaming Gorge Recreation Area I i least fast Flaming Gorge highway ff ff dedication ion held at state line lines Over 12 years of highway construction work from Interstate Interstate Interstate In In- 80 on the east side of Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming to Dutch John Utah was culminated in a dedication ceremony last Friday at the Paul Paui Williams ranch in Wyoming near the Minnies Minnie's Gap Wyoming Utah-Wyoming state line The final link of road connecting connecting connecting con con- Dutch John to the Green Rock River Springs Wyoming road at the Wyoming Utah-Wyoming state stateline stateline stateline line was finished this summer Utah's section is 37 miles long and was constructed at a cost of 16 million in two separate contracts beginning g in 1973 SPEAKERS AT the dedication ceremony included the Governor of Wyoming Ed Herschler and R R. LaVaun Cox Utah Transportation Commission Commission Com Com- mission Chairman who also represented Governor Scott Matheson Master of ceremonies ceremonies' and delivering the keynote address was Paul J. J Mayor of Rock RockSprings RockSprings RockSprings Springs Wyoming The ceremony was attended by over persons The Wyoming portion of the highway WYO is miles long and was completed in 10 projects from 1965 to 1973 at a acost acost acost cost of 58 million Governor Herschler referred to the road as A peoples road to be used for the scenic area enjoyment Chairman Cox said The new link in the highway now makes a safe highway for those who will ovill use it it IN illS HIS keynote address Mayor told of the controversy between Green River and Rock Springs in deciding the route for the east eastside eastside side road It was the determination deter deter- mina ion of of Dominick S. S Ferrero Sweetwater ter County Commissioner that kept the road project going said For this reason the project has been to as the Ferrero Highway Other speakers at the dedication ceremony included A. A L L. L Freudenthal Wyoming Highway Commission Vice Chairman Samuel J J. J Taylor Utah Transportation Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission member Bill Assistant Division Administrator Federal Highway Highway Highway High High- way Administration Blaine J J. J Kay Director Robert H. H Johnson Wyoming State Senator Glade M M. Speaker Utah House of Representatives Richard Mayor Green reen River Wyoming Carl Collett Daggett County Commission member Adrian Reynolds Green River Chamber of Commerce and Lillian Henderson Henderson Henderson Hen Hen- derson President Vernal Utah Chamber of Commerce Special presentations were made after the speeches Lillian Henderson presented Minnie the namesake of Minnies Minnie's Gap with witha a bouquet of flowers Mr Ferrero was presented a plaque from the city of Rock Springs and a certificate of f appreciation from the Sweetwater Board of Commissioners Commission rs Mr Ferrero presented a plaque to Von Slaughter who was not present at the dedication but it was accepted by his daughter |
