Show Soldier Creek Dam to receive py Bureau of tion Regional Director stated that the Van Staveren from West will begin work this summer to excavate a total of tons of rock and large boulders-at the Strawberry River quarry site located about 10 road miles northwest of the access road cutoff to Soldier Creek Over tons will be on the e of dam which will provide added slope tion and enhance embankment The three-foot depth of rock will be placed over the existing rock on the upstream face of the Almost tons of will be stockpiled and to con boat ramps and other recreation facilities planned for the enlarged Soldier Creek Dam was surveyed by an independent Safety of Dams commissioned by the Secretary of the to analyze all which could jeopardize the safety of the Though no real danger exists at Soldier Creek the downstream from the existing Strawberry is the primary storage feature of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah It was com- in 1974 and will increase the pre- sent Strawberry Reservoir capacity fro to In keeping with provisions of the con- the contract will take measures to reduce Induced by the to reduce traffic con- on Highway 40 and on the Soldier Creek East Side Access operations will shut down on the sum- mer holidays and weekends from 4 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Travelers using Highway 40 to and from the Strawberry Vernal and Roosevelt areas during the week should be alert to the contractor's trucks hauling the between the Strawberry River Quarry and the East Side Access Road to Soldier Creek These vehicles along with the heavy equipment now in use to widen the highway in the same area may cause considerable tion and travel |