Show Colorado Utah I I Pledge Finish of I US 40 in 1937 Vernal Lions Meet With Co orado Governor Las Week Plans Made to Complete U S 40 in 1937 Many Project Now Con Con- Con i Contracted Contracted I At the tha request of the Utah state Road commission and through the direction o of the Vernal Lions club road committee David H Calder chairman State Senator Hyrum B Calder and W S Henderson made madea a trip to Denver and met with I Ithe the Colorado State Highway Board I and of the Utah State ROad Commission and arid Governor I Ed C Johnson at the Colorado state tate capitol The capitolI completion of tr to- toS L S 40 from I lt Lake City to Denver wIth every mile to be pa paved cd by the end of September 1937 was the oi- oi object ob object of the visit conference Complete data on the U S 40 between the two capitols was as pre pre- presented pre presented at the meet Preston G 0 Pet Pet Pet- Peterson Pet Pet-erson erson vice Ice chairman of the state road commission and i R E Ham Ham- Hammond Ham mond member Senator Calder and Mr l Henderson for Utah Ith ith Charles D Veil state road engin engIn- engIneer engineer engineer eer and Governor Johnson for Col- Col Colorada Colorada orada Col-orada orada discussed the plans from esery ery angle Mr Veil Vell was as as load soad engineer for the Uintah Rail Rall- Railway Railway way and thoroughly conversant with Uintah Basin and Utah needs and with sith Governor Johnson Colo Cob Colorados rado s a needs for completing high high- highway highway highway way 40 to a standard surfaced road The work ork that has lias been done and Is being done and contemplated en ed through Utah wa wa explained by Chairman PetersOn son That Colorado by Mr Veil Agreements were sere reached where where- whereby whereby whereby by both Rod Roid Commissions pledged their states to complete their por- por portions portions por portions of U S 40 to oil or asphalt treated standards by the fall fail of 1937 Each state has a possible exception exception exception I tion in this T fn Tn Colorado a portion of U S 40 on Floyd Hill east of Idaho Springs and a portion of the Strawberry road in Utah thru the Uinta national forest How How- However However However ever both road commissions have eve ever Intention of completing the small stretches of the road If It Itcan itcan Itcan can possibly be accomplished in 1937 When the matter was laid be- be before before be before fore GO Governor Johnson he heartIly approved of the plans He stated they had sufficient money for the projects propos d and to go ahead and build the road and get it done under the specified time agreed upon by both state representatives Colorado v will sill ill not do any more oiling of roads during 19 6 but will wUl have all aU stretches graveled and ready for surfacing by July 1937 It is their Intention of putting on several oiling machines which will oil surface at least 80 miles each during the summer of 1937 The approximate distance from the Utah-Colorado Utah state line Une to Denver is miles Some of this toad load is surfaced with oil or paved other sections graveled and others I ad or contracted for gray grav I grav-I graveling eling eUng for the oil surfacing in 1937 The commissioners and commit commit- committee committee tee te listed the following east from the Utah-Colorado Utah line Advertised for bids and to be completed by July I 1 1937 From the state line 12 miles From Cross Mountain to Maybell 15 3 niles mUes the airline contract project to Parshall 13 miles Of the 10 mile strip from Empire to Idaho Springs 35 3 5 miles is alt a awaitIng ing the decision of the State Inter Inter Commerce regarding the removal of railroad tracks in this section I Four miles from Idaho Springs to FloYd Hill is 15 under construction and also 2 26 6 miles up Flo Flo d d Hill From Prom Flo d Hill HUl to Bergen ParL 44 4 4 miles mUes is to contracted short short- shortly shortly shortly lyThe ly lyThe The first oiled stretch of U S I 40 i is te Irom Ironi a point 11 2 miles east cast of the state line to Cross Moun roun Mountain castI I ian tain Then from Maybell to boat Steini-boat boat Springs a distance of 75 miles The 28 miles from Steamboat o er I Ra Rabbit Ears Pas Pas Pa to Muddy Pass I Prom l FI aZIer to Empire D over oer er the Berthoud Pass a distance of 29 I mw's is oiled Then from Empire to IdahO t SprIngs 10 miles excepting as riot riot- rioted not noted ed 3 35 5 miles Prom From Bergen Park Parl Parko 10 o Denver 2 miles is either oiled I or pa paved ed with concrete One mile through Hot Sulphur Springs is tobe to I Ibe Ibe be oiled this Year sear ear Idaho Springs I las 1 19 9 miles of concrete Gra surfaced stretches now completed amount to approximate approxImate- approximately ly 60 miles from Mudd Pass 28 I miles to Kremmling ing with Ith six miles near Kremmling to be I I for oiling Parshall to Hot Sulphur and 26 36 miles from Hot Sulphur I to Frazier A new bridge to be completed by 1 December 1 I 1936 to be built 6 1 miles files east of Craig Is s now flow under I contract i Colorado also plans an addition addition- additional al road from the foot of Floyd Ployd run Hill through Clear Creek cant canin to Golden In Its 1937 program Governor Johnson and Mr Veil sent seni their kindest regards to their Utah friends and arid especially to the many living in the Ashley Valley Mr Henderson and Mr Calder ere cere accompanied by their wIves The meetings were held Wednes Wednes- Wednesday Wednesday day afternoon and Thursday morn morn- morn morn-I morning morning ing and the Vernal pirty p returned to their homes Friday morning i |