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Show I . ' - j lAo\\ lAo lAou ) \ \ I , ' \ u U.S.4OOnitted US.4OOnitted US4OOnitted . S . 40 Omitted ' : U.S.4OOnittedFrom NationalDefense Nati Natia1 al ' : \ Defense Routes RoutesUtah's Utah's Utahs ' Most Modern Modem ModernHighway ModemHighway ModemHighway Highway May NotBe NotBe Not NotBe Be Used in Pro Program ProgramIn In designating ; Utah U'tab Utab mali ' highways hfahWays tobe to tobe tobe be Improved lmproyed for use in national nattonal dc- dc dctense de defense . - fense tense , . Highway IUghway 40 between Klm ICim KJtn- KJtn - halls Nilt Klmhalls KJtnNilt ICimt'nI t'nI tnI ' . Junction Junctloy and anc the Qtorado OOOrSdO ) Coloradostate * ofthe tMo tftte OOOrSdOtftte ; line was left entirely ntlteJy : out . . of the picture by the state road corn- corn cornmission com commission . - mission mtsslon and the IL U . S 8 roads admin a.dmJIi admJIi admin- . - . administration administratlon istration btratton istratlon in recent ent years ye&r yer & more morethan than one million mlU10n dollars dol1ar . $ hag hwt haa been.spent beenspent been beenapent beenspent . apent spent o on Oft Highway fflgbway 40 to red reduce ce tho th thturve't thecurves turve't turvet strengthenits strengtheziti urve'l urvel ' ' and grades , and strengthe strengthez , . , its iti bridges , with the Idea that someti 8O some somedn ) O OtltY tlt\Y tlt Y dn \ y ) thp ttv th " route would be used : for tor formilitary , .military military . mtUtary military purposes It la Is under- under understood understood * - . stood that the bridge over Oleendyer Greenriver CJrtep Oleen CJrtepI ) I structure dyer 'ver ver ' at Jensen la fa t the only struc struc- struc structure structure - ture ture of Its type In the state that thatwill thatwill will withstand heavy army q\1Jp q 1Jp eqUip- eqUip eqUipment equtpment \ . - ment weighing weighlbg in the neighbor- neighbor - . neighborhood hood of at 80 tons tonsAt . . At a meeting of the Vernal LI.onsClub LionsClub Lions LI.ons . Club Wednesday night , , H II B 13 Calder Calder Cald- Cald Caldcr - - cr er , chairman of the road commit- commit committee committee - - tee said that t at an effort should shou1d bemade be bemade made by all an the clubs and c1v1c civic c1v1corganJzatlOt18 civicorgan1zatio organizations organJzatlOt18 organ1zatio along Highway Wghway Itlghway 4.9 49 40 4 . to toawltch towltch toswitch awltch wltch the designation of the routebetween route routebetween routebetween between Kimbaus KtmbaU ICImbafl 8 a Junction andthe and andthe Highway40 the Colorado Oolbrado Coibrado st state te line to H1gbwa Highway , . 40 He lIe sold sAId that plans contemplat Contmp1at- Contmp1at contemplated Contmp1ated cont mplat- mplat mplated - - ed a two-land two land - highway over theroutes t tse tseroutes e eroutes routes designated deslgnatea designatea and that un ' undoubtedly 'Un- 'Un Un ins- ins 'UndoUbtedly insdoubtedly - doubtedly a tour-land tour land four-land four - highway highwaywould highwaywould highwaywould would eventually be required to tocarry tocarrythetrffjc carry carrythetrffjc the traffic If U IfUa4oI U t1 S 40 Is . , - left out of at og the defense plans . , It ft Itwill Itwill ftwill will be very detrimental to tl1 tat , highway , said Mr CalderIn CalderIn Calder CalderIn In the thl 1z ' plwis pIkUl plans : ! for improving the therands theroads roads rands particular attention will w11l be begiven begiven given to highway widths although althoughthe althoughthe the whole field of standardization standardJzation standardJzationwID standardizationwill . will wID be studied studle studie i In the light of mUl mlii- mlii mliit.ary - . tary t.ary . necessity neoess1ty The fast move move- movemerit . - ment merit of troops trpops and heavy mUYal miltary miltaryequipment ' " , . , " ) ' equipment requires wide hlghwaJB highways . , strong bridges brldaes . , a minimum of ofgrades ofgrades grades and curvature and a dura- dura clura- clura durable clurable - - - ble roadwayWhen roadway When the bill bUJ authorizing author1zlnr fed federal fed- fed federa federal - eral era ! aid a.1d a1d . funds for the 1942-43 1942 43 - - fls- fls flscal tis - . cal year was signed Idgned by the presi- presi president president - - dent on September 5 It was Wa & 8t stated statedin ted tedIn in Washington that the needs of ofnational ofnational ofnational national defense should be givenprior given givenprior prior conslderatJon consideration . . . Some time ago all an federal a1d aid a1dhighways aidhighways highways were placed In three thre threegroups & groups groUP6 indicating the order In Inwhich inwhich which they would be given con- con cofl- cofl conderatlon cofl4deraUon conderation - - 4deraUon deration deratlon as military m1l1ta.ry m1l1tary . art"rIelI artrIelI artr1e art " rtea . . 'Hie Hie The ' designations designations were made by the tha thepublic thapublic public roads administration admin1atratlon on rec- rec - recommendation reconunendatlon - - ommendatlon ommendation onunendatlon of the war department department depart- depart department - mentIn mentZn ment In Zn Utah the groups are a as fol- fol follows fol followe - - . IloWB IloWBFIrst lows lowe loweF'lrst First F'lrst Flrst ' priority-All priority All priority - All of U B & . S 91 01 , . U 8 B S . . 40 from Kimballs Kimball a Juncttonto Junctionto Junction Junctton to the Nevada line U S 189 fromKimballs from fromKlmba11a fromKbnbafls I IU Klmba11a Kbnbafls Junction to Echo U S . B S.189-30 S.18930 S.189 S189 30 . 189-30 189 30 180-30 180 - . South from Echo to the theWyoming theWyoming Wyoming line , . U 8 S 30 SO , . South . , . from Brigham City Olty to Idaho line ltne . Second prlority-U prlority U priority-U priority priority - U 9 a 8 BO GO 50 from front fromTh1.stle frontThistle Thistle Th1.stle Th1stle . to Colorado line and U S B Ba 86 a from Holden Ifolden to the Nevada line . The latter Is largely unconstracted unconstn1cted unconstructed . Third ThJrd priority-U priority U priority - U S 8 30 , . South South.from Southfrom . , from Echo to Ogden U 8 S 191 101 191from 101from 191from I Ifrom from Tremonton Trernonton to Idaho line U UB B 8 . . 89 80 from fro m Price to Richfteld Richfield and andon andon \ on to Cove Fort . - _ u _ _ _ _ _ |