Show basin road roa plan aplan outlined by state commission state officials c ILIs give definite prom promise ise that the road into salt lake city will be surfaced without A any ily further delay A delegation of vernal citizens consisting of state senator IL 13 calder mayor R 0 cooper county commissioner willis L johnson leon P christensen and J a 0 anderson An denon with perron pen pro pm aident of the eastern utah civic dubs clubs of roosevelt and a large number of duchesne duth county du citi wils tens met niday friday with governor henry IL H blood and the state road commission in salt lake tile tho basin delegation called on the governor boveno to present a formal request that the commission complete the surfacing of highway U a 40 into the basin as a part of its ita program for ahli year and next the me state road commission has planned a program of improve ments on this hig highway hay east of autland mut land which will call for an expenditure during the next year of M people of the uintah basin be aeve so the governor was told that they are not getting a fair share of the road money tided in utah they pointed out that US pro vides the only route into the ba sin ln for the transportation of freight and passengers to and from salt lake city they were informed that although it will be impossible to corn com the surfacing under this bears ears program m the work which will be started soon will ill be a tre improve improvement ement to the high way it was the opinion of bot both h the governor and an d mr wright that uintah basin residents should consider NO a fair share of the road money being made available this year they were mere informed ti that at the road commission has haa just approved the or of 25 miles between and duchesne ducheane to make it t ready tor for oiling next year other terns items on this bears ears program are the surfacing of the stretch be tween myton anc and roosevelt with rock asphalt at a cos cost t of 90 and the resurfacing of that portion of the highway between fort duchesne and the twists with the sune am material the latter project will cost coot the me source ol of supply lor rock asphalt Is just w west est of vernal and its ta use by the road commission will ill iw be A source burce of revenue for the uintah basin and a means of providing vid added employment IU 8 40 continues on into colorado forming one of the main interstate ter state tiLte arteries antei lea and the basin delegation declared axed that it if it were there would be condition better in more tourist travel tra vel through the eastern utah section they were informed by the governor that contrary made recently statements to to of the road in utah the portion than Is in much better condition in colorado that told that the re reason ason they were completed blu be B S 50 has haa been insistence 40 40 Is because of the fore U 8 federal frederal g of at the s si road weather all Is in an the former la Is not and the latter colorado into the state officials calling on before the uintah basin delag delegation met with ath the highway committee of commerce of the I 1 chamber the basins basin a road discuss to mer at also who situation mr wa wryght ight outlined the tended the meeting road ad commie commissions lons position attitude of t the he road commission the was dis discussed acu sect by C 13 HA hawley chairman of the cham chamber iber 9 commit W A carter highway board d of chamber a boar member of the and mark tuttle tut tie secretary governors in branch intermountain tary of the ot of Ana associated misted general contractors america the com committee cittee adopted a resolution pledging its support to road improvement in the dwan according to a list of r road rd d projects sanctioned for many parts of the state by the tha state road commission work relief pa of interest to the uintah basin are on ira u 3 40 40 between and roosevelt Roo grading and structures the comm commission WIon also proposes to spend preparing rock asphalt for road construction purposes utah has haa been allotted 2 for highways and 1230 for grade crossing elimination the pro prophets prop peets ecta approved included about one third of this total allotment |