Show access road contra ct awarded for dam site 7 ahe lie linal connecting link in a rond road from vernal to tile the flaming gorge damotte was let tu tuesday by the utah state road commission ion the bd mile temporary road contract w awarded to james XI 11 wardle at a bid of the bid w was substantially stant lally ly below engineers estl estimates mates next tuesday bids win will be opened on the cable suspension bridge to bo be built across the river about X miles above the d dim site it is planned to have the greater amount orthe of the road work completed before snowfall BO 00 workers on the dom dm will be able to travel back and forth from vernal the road will also provide a short route to dutch john making the distance to the new townsite from vernal about 50 miles as against 92 miles frilles by way of manila and linwood the road will eventually become an all winter road from vernal to the railroad at green river and an ideal tourist route from vernal to the grand and stone national parks heavy road equipment la is busy on the project between greendale junction and cart creek al coker company crews have been at work on a toad load down the cart creek section in order to work on the diversion tunnel on this side of the river A footbridge has been built at the damsite so engineers and workers may cross from one side of the river to the other |