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Show State Stat Bond Road RoadCommisaion BondOommirion Oommirion Oommission Commisaion OommirionRounds CommisaionRounds Rounds Out Busy YearContracts year yearContract Contract Contracts * for the Improvement of ofmore ofmore olmore more than 200 milea mlle.s mlles miles . ot 01 of Utah a 8 high highwaY8 highways highway waY8 ways were awarded during the first firstten firstten ( lr lten ten month montha months * of ot the year accordlnito accordingto according to W D Hamjnond Hammond chairman 01 of 01I 01the ofthe 01the the atate state road commlaalon commls.sion commlssion commission . Of Ot this thismileage thismileage Lhl ; I mileage approximately 130 mlle miles mileswere mileswere mllewerci werci were contracted for hard urfucii surfacll surfacu g gand gand iand and 70 miles mlle.s mlles . for grading and grn grss grsscling inneling \ ellng cling As A * soon aa as fWl funds < is can be bemao bfinnac Iellng Imaae beImaae I mao " available avalIable the " road J"oad Joad comm1s commis comm1sI comm1sston commislion cornmltlon * ston lion plan/- plan planr plant plan10 / - 10 to . hArd h\rd h rd h.trd htrd , . ' \ aurface surface a large largei"Ol largewort lai-K lai K laiKljnit - i"Ol iOl " ljnit wort ( t . . . i 1 r me Loe the hl highways hway.s hways . that were weregraveJed weregraveled wentraveled I graveJed graveled this yearThe yearThe year yearThe The total coat cost of these the e project proJt'ct.s proJtct.s proJtcts projects projectsis ' . ; proJt'ct.slis is 1 2,2a7,207 22a7207 $2,287,207 2287207 $2.287,207 2.287207 < $ . , , , , , More than . . half are arealready arealready ar aralready lis already completed and others are arerapldJy arerapidly arerapidly rapldJy rapidly nearing coirplellon corrpletlon completion completionIn ! [ . ( In n addition to the contracted contractedconstruction contractedconstruction contractedIcomtructton construction the atate state road comI cornmission corn com I ! rnlaclon mission has ha * done exten&lve extenlve extenaive extensive & work In Intbe inthe Inthe tbe the Improvement ot at or farm tann roads roadsand roadsand roadaand and other highway htgh1ays highways # * of the state statewith statewith tatewith with Ita lt its ma maintenance 1tenance mantenance , , crewa crews who whohave whohave whohave have handled the extra construc- construc construction construction conatruc-tlon conatruc tlon - - tion alonf along with their regular main maln- maln main- malntenance maintenance maintenance - , tenance dutle duties dutiesU * I IU U 8 S Highway Wghway 91 I baa has ha received receivedconsiderable receivedconsiderable I Iconsiderable considerable attention during the theyear theyear i iyear year became because of Its It * Importance trom from tromthe fromthe fromthe the atandpomt 8tandpoint standpoint of national defense defenseMOJ'e defenseMote dcteneMojre tromj * j MOJ'e MOJe Mote ' than 6 5 mile mUes miles * of U S 8 Bl 91 be between between between tween Hot Spring Springs * and Brigh80dl Brigha Brlghs n i - - - - City la Is being widened to provide providefor providefor provldlfor for a 4 lane highway , , CO1 constructed oolrtructedto constructedto ! tructed tructedto to military mJUtary tandarda standarda standards The right rightof rightof rightof of way is L 120 feet wide and the theroadway theroadway theroadway roadway has ha * been realigned to givea tPveI tPvea tPve give a maximum curvature of ot 2 per centAnothpr centAnother cent centAnother I Another Anothpr Improvement 1mprovement on U S . S S.91 S91 . . 91 ts Is being made at the point of ofthe ofthe otthe 191 the mountain outh south of the Draper DraperCross DraperCross DraperCTOM Cross Rotid Roads * where a 4 " 45 5 b mlle mile mllef"ctlon mileectton milepet f"ctlon fctlon ectton " ion of the highway U is being beingRtralghteO'd beingstraightened I ( beingI straightened RtralghteO'd RtralghteOd ! ' and widened to pro4 pro- pro pro4vtdt providt pro-vliU pro vliU - vtdt vidt tor lor for 14 n 1\ 1 a \ 4 lane highway with a a4 aI an /4 4 I / j n ft neutral zone In the centerFourteen centerFourteen center ' Fourteen curve curves * have been elimi elImi- elIminated ch eliminated ant- ant antnated - nated and the highway shortened shortenedproportionately shortenedproportionately ahortenedproportionately proportionately The grading andstructures andstructures and andtrucfcures trucfcures structures alone preparatory to tohard tohard hard jurfacing surfacing are coating costing approximately approx approx- approxImately approximately - ) imately $170000 170000 $170000Bou $170000South $ 170000 170000South Bou South tl1 of Spanish Pork Fork the canneI cannel cannery cannery cannc- cannc canne- canne canncry - I l | ry curve Is being eliminated and anda andI I a new nf'W nfW ' bridge constructed . Tb1a This Tb1awUl Thiswill Thiawill wUl will eliminate elbnlnate the bad hazard of ofthe ofthe ofth the bridge on the present highway , I Ilocated highwayI located directly In the curve where wherea a number of serious accident accldent accidents * have haveoccurred haveoccurred haveoccurred haveoccurredCompletion occurred occurredCompletion Completion of 01 the highway from fromthe fromthe fromthe the Deer creek dam In Provo can- can canyon canyon can canyon - yon to Charleaton Charleston 1,1 11 18 Is , under way wayThJs wayThis wayThis ThJs This improvement to b Is nore more > than 7 7Hlle 7nlle 7rule thisldistance Hlle nlle ' * " t < ( g a tnU 'lnti lnti and ' lor for nem-ly nem ly nelU'ly nelUly nearly ' - halt thIS thisl thiadictanre I distance the roadway muat must be cut cutmt cutgut cutml mt gut of soUd solid olld rock As A * Boon soon as they theygrading the thegrading thetrading grading and graveUnx gravellnR graveling are complet complet- complet-i complet i completied completed - ed at a cost coat co t of $219185 219185 (21t 21t $219 219 ( $ 115 155 contracta contracts contractwill * I Iwill will n be b let for hard he.h1 heh1 hatd . aurtacmg suriactng 8 aclng th1aI tnU th1a this I rtretch .stretch stretch . of highway1WUtary highwayMllttary highway highwayMilitary Military 1WUtary Mllttary needa needs have promptet prompted promptetstate promptedstate prompterstate state and federal agenclea agencies to d8- d8 des d8ignate designate desIgnate - ' ignate a number of Uiah Utah 8 a high highways highways highway ways aa as strategic roada roads under ffrst first ffrstsecond firstsecond firatsecond second and third prtoriti priorities Thil Thin Thinprogram Thil.program Tnliprogram .program program . has haa caused camed the revision of ofBOme ofsome o : ome BOme some of ot the plane plans of the state ro-ir ro ir rol.r rolr rou . - 'omnusslon omnusslon omm1ssJon ommission ' with regard to htghT hlghv htghv 9 a 9cOJUIt.nJot1on aconstruction acoruitruotlon cOJUIt.nJot1on cOJUItnJot1on construction . A short time AW AWthe nct nctthe wthe the , Parleys Parley s canyon road pro proffOC pro'ec proec pro'ecwas pro'ccwas proccwas ffOC ffOCwas ' was revised rev1ed ! In order thnt that the ' gh ghI ghway ghway ghway way when completed will w1l1 me-t me t meat meet - ad adequately adequately adcquately I equately the requirements of 111 111I 111tional ' natlonal sa satfonal I tional tfonal defense Under this project projectan projectan an underpa&s underpas underpa.ss underpass . & and 8 miles mUt's mUts ' of nl'v nlv nev nl'vhighway nevhighway r\rihighway r rihighway \ ' highway will be constructed at an anI aneatlmated anestimated arestimated eatlmated estimated coet cost coat of 01 t22S $225 225 $ 000 One Or1e 0 o 0the othe othe I the projects will extend 3 milesthe milesthe miles milesthe the cany canyon n from trom its mouth just justeast justeast juseast ( , east of Sugarhouse Bugarhouse while the othe oche ochewill othew11l othewill I otheI w11l will cover the 5 mJI8between milea mJI8- mJI8 miles - ' between thf the thfI thesummit th thsummit I summit and Kunball Kimball s a Junction JunctionThe JunctionThe JunctionThe The new highway will consist 0 o 0four ofour ofour four lanes lanetJ each 10 feet wide with \ witha ith 8 a 4 foot neutral zone in the center centerMJUtsry centerMilitary centerMilitary MJUtsry Military tandarda standards ( make It necessary neces neces- necessary necessary - - sary to construct special 8peclal shoulder Shoulders . ! * 8 feet wide and 2000 feet teet Ion Ionevery Ionevery Ionevery every two miles mUes Work on this pro proJect p p-oject p oject ' ' - o oJect Ject will wlU begin as soon as weather weatherpermits weatherpermits permits in the springCompletion springCompletion spring Completion of the hard surfaced surfacedroad surfacedroad surfacedroad road ' from fl'Om flOm Ijogan Logan to Garden Clh Cttr Cttris ClhIs - Is assured in the next few days The Theroad Theroad road commission commLsslon will keep thia this thishighway thishighway highway open all an winter which is isexpeeted isexpected expeeted expected to stimulate winter sports snort * . as . well as tourist travel through throughI throughthis throughthis throughthis .11 11 .11as this scenic sectionNor sectionNor section sectionNor I Nor have the efforts of the state stateroad stateroad ' road commmUon comml&Jon commlJon commission & been confined stateI to toI tohighway tohighway tohighway I highway construction and Improve Improvement Improvewent Improvement ment went Its member members m tnber8 * W D Ham Hammond Hammond Hammond I mond chairman Preston 0 G O Pet Peterson Peterson Peterson erson . , , vice-chairman vice chairman - and George GeorgeAbbott GeorgeAbbott GeorgeAbbott Abbott commissioner comm1sslonC'f comm1sslonCf ' also cansti consti canstiI canstitute constituts constiitute tute tuts the Utah State Aeronautics Aeronauticscommisston Aeronauticscommission Aeronautics'commission Aeronauticscommission I ' commisston commission Under the supervWon supervision supervWon10f supervisionof of the commission comm1ss1on Joseph Bergin BerginIs is director of aeronautics aeronauticsOn 10f On January 1st of this year yearthere yearthere , there was In Utah only one airportIn airport airportIn In first cla&s clas class & condition namely the theSalt theSalt I Salt Lake City municipal airport airportNot airportNot airportNot Not including the government own owned owned owned ed and maintained malntalned emergency emergencyfields emergencyfields emergencyfields fields only six airports In Utah Utahwere Utahwere Utahwere were at all usable By the end of ofthe ofthe ofthe the present year yea.r . Utah will have 15 15airports 15airports 15airports airports complete with hangar fa fac1l1tles faciUties facllltles c1l1tles ciUties and aervice seIVice service and a number numberof numberof numberof of others will wt1l be partially partlalJy complet completed ed and will wUl be ready for use In the thl ' I- I II - I early spring Eprlng I 1 u UT or r 1 q l C q ) f ! the I l he civil ch,1l ch1l , aero- aero aeroI aeronautlcs aeronautics aero.nautlcs aeronautlcs - . nautlcs nautics authority began pilot pUot training train train- training training - I ing In Utah with the establlshmen"at establlshmenat establishmentat establishmentof establishment " at of colleLe collrbe collehe tl tulning tiaining alnlng units at Salt SaltLake SaltLake Sal . Lake City Cgden and Logan Logl\n Logl n \ Soon Soonafter Soonafter Soonafter I SoonI after the tht ' first of the- the theyear - - year a noncollf'l1e noncolleve non- non noncollcre - collcre collf'l1e collfl1e colleve ' f ' $ Hininy alnlng aining unit was establish establish- established established established - ed In San Sah Sash , Luke Lake City and since that thattime thattime thattime time similar slml1ar units have been estab estab- established established established - lished In many other cities c1t1es of the thestate thestate thestate state Federal funds secured by bythe bythe bythe the commission for trnlning training pur purposes purposes purposes poses amount to approximately approximately$230 approximately230 $230 230 $ UOO 000 UOOUnder 000Under UOOUnder Under the C A A procram program for tor1 1940 40 secured securpd and prompted promptpd by the - commission 485 4 5 Utah youths will willrl"celve willreceive willreceive rl"celve rlcelve receive . " primary flight trII trrh tr \II II \ > li Ing1Ihlch logwhich Ing log Inghlch 1I\hlch 1I hlch which \ hlch will qualify qual1fy them for Illots IllotsI1censes i ( ( ilotslicenses lots lotslicenses I1censes licenses and appioxlmftt appioxlmfttly apPlOxlmat approximately < -ly ly - ] y ' ) 50 )0 0 of o1 ofthis o1this ofthis this group will wUl receive sea seiciuiiiryadvanced ( ' t ( ndllry udary ndllryadvanced udaryadvanced advanced tralnlne training which will make makeIt makeIt mnkeit It possible for them to Immediately irmnt'dlately irmnt'dlate irmntdlate immediate ' ly engage In commercial dvlatlon aviation aviationor dvlatlonor or enter the military servlcp serv1ct service ' By Bythe Bythe Bythe the end of this year al of i pi pu pH ( xln ate ately ately ately ly 600 new pUots pilots will hVe h \Ve Ve ive \ ve q Idllfled ialified ialifiedfor Idllfledfor idlltledfor for licenses during 1940 VIIhlch which VIIhlchnt whichni whichni nt ni mber is app oximately foi fOt r times timesthe timesthe timesthe the total to have ha\e ha e \ qualified pI pie e vi vio vio vlo o siv slv clv In all of Utah Utnhs 5 a hl-story hl story history - |