Show Colorado Lets Contract for forU Finishing 40 I U S 40 Oil on Surfaced from Colorado Line to Rabbit Ears Utah Lags Lag's Behind I Contract DENVER DENVER Contract for the re 1 re rebuilding bt building of the final link of U IT S 8 I Y l 40 between Denver anc antI Idaho Springs Spring was let to contractors contractors tors last week when the state high I high highway way department opened bids on cm I the construction of 5 miles mUes of hi highway hway The project will connect the new lane lane 4 pavement pa west of Denver with the ne new nev highway that has I been built bunt up Mt Vernon canyon can on Plans for the project call for forthe forthe forthe the construction of 1 65 05 miles of highway 71 feet wide running due vest nest from the end of the present lane 4 lane pavement on West Colfax avenue The highway will then be narrowed to 40 feet and will take I Ia a southwesterly south course for tour four and one fourth miles mUes to the Mount Vernon canyon highway One additional project w will 1 be necessary for the completion of the highway That Is 15 an underpass where the new nev highway will cross the interurban railroad that op- op operates crates op-crates crates between Denver and Golden GoldenA A contract for construction of the underpass which is expected to cost cost 50 will be let In the near future These final protects projects together with two projects of 7 75 5 mUe miles that are now under from the top of the Mt Vernon canyon ay to the top of Floyd Hill HUl v St Ul ill complete U S 40 from Den Den- Denver Denver Den ver ver t to Idaho Springs and will Ill pro pro- provide provide provide vide a wide modern highway be- be bet be between t ts tween een those t two he 0 points West of Idaho Springs construction tion is progressing on 34 3 4 miles mUes will wUl complete high highway ay 40 to Du- Du Dui Dumont Dumont mont Du-mont i mont rom rom Dumont the highway Is built and oll oil over Ber- Ber Berthoud Ber I Pass thru Frazier Taber- Taber Tabernash nash Caber nash and Granby to Hot Sulphur Springs Another 25 miles mUes of the highway is completed west vest of Hot Sulphur Springs to a point 5 miles mUes beyond Kremmling Between I and Rabbit Ears Pass thru Steam Steam- Steamboat Steamboat Steamboat boat Springs Craig and on to the Utah state line U S 40 is coon com con complete and East of Denver highway 40 i completed to the Kansas state line Una with the exception of a mile 30 30 stretch southeast of or Hugo which is being surfaced oil at the present time |