Show state slate federal s r aid develops comity highways state and federal expends expendi lures for construction and main tenasco of highways in uintah county from january 1 2 1049 to june 30 1057 1957 totalled to 3 utah state road co corn mission reported this week went for new construction st bt and was tho the cost ot of maintenance this was 2 0 9 of the states total expenditures during that period this information was pub fished in the october news let ter of associated civic clubs of southern and eastern utah I 1 in stressing the need for roads the news letter points out that in 1095 there were only lour bour automobiles in the U S but today there are over 69 05 million motor vehicles registered in the nation more than one vehicle for every three persons the average car traveled miles in 1955 with this tremendous amount of travel the road construction program presents a serious problems to keep up with the advancement of automobiles the news letter said civic clubs officials were of the opinion that the new interstate road that will traverse the state green river utah to cove fort connecting on U S 01 will be a big boon for the eastern and southern part of of the state |