Show Sheep Creep Creek Road RoadWork Work Underway Work on emergency con con- construction in Sheep Creek Canyon was scheduled to start Monday of this week Grant Southam chairman of the Chamber 0 of f Commerce road committee an- an announced announced Tuesday at the Cham- Cham Chamber Chamber ber meeting Mr Southam said he had re- re received received the report from Senator Frank E Moss Four or five cats and scrap scrap- scrapers ers are being transferred to the job now that work on the th e Birch Creek detour has been completed he said MR SOUTHAM opined tl that at traffic would be going through the rough road in about two weeks and the construction will solve the Daggett County school transport problem Supervisor Andrew R Mc- Mc McConkle Mc Cookie Conkle of the Forest Service al- al also also so released plans for the emergency emer- emer emergency gency road construction that Involved rebuilding the road be- be between be tweet tween Palisades and Bennetts Bennett's Ranch in Sheep Creek Canyon Con Continued on page 8 Sheep Creek Creck Continued from page 1 washed out in the flood of June I 9 SupervIsor McConkle McConkie said that the Forest Service hopes to coma com complete the project by early allow yearlong year traffic between Manila and Vernal un un- un until til the new Vernal Manila HIgh way is completed A SPECIALIST study team has worked in the area since the disastrous flood swep swept away seven seven pers persons They have deter deter- determined mined mined that a flood danger from land slips In the upper canyon still exists and ami because of this situation the road will be con con- constructed to a minimum stand stand- standard ard to meet the travel needs Supervisor McConkle McConkie said in order to safeguard lives and property use of the new road may be limited or closed during periods of high water Since a continuing flood haz haz- haz hazard ard will exist Forest Service la fa- fa chilies for overnight camping in Sheep Creek Canyon will not be opened to the public in the near future Further studies will be made to determine whether day use or picnicking can be safe safe- safely ly permitted Supervisor McCon McCon- McConkie kle kie said THE BIRCH CREEK road a detour route for the flood dam dam- damaged aged Sheep Creek road was completed and open to traffic last Friday according to an an an- an announcement by Ashley National Forest Engineer D G Dalley Dailey Work has been progressing on this road which will accommodate date truck and trailer traffic Ward Evans Ashley National Forest Construction Maintenance nance Supervisor has had men and equipment going ten hours a day six days a week since June 14 to repair the flood da da- da damage mage Mr Dalley Dailey said This detour route takes off ap ap- ap approximately proximately 15 miles west of Manila toward Lonetree Wyo then goes south into the Ashley National Forest up the Birch Creek drainage and ties into the improved road at Summit Springs Ranger Sta Sta- Sta Station tion The detour route Is a graded dirt road with spot surfacing however by programmed main main- maintenance and grading operations a fairly smooth riding surice will be provided THE REOPENING of this road has been made possible through the joint efforts of the utah State Department of HIgh High- Highways ways and the U S Forest Ser Ser Ser- Service vice The Utah State Depart Depart- Department ment of Highways reconstructing ting that portion in lower Birch Creek to the forest boundary the Forest Service reconstruct reconstruct- reconstructing ing their portion from the forest boundary to Spirit Lake june junco tion The Forest Service will have spent approximately in restoring this route The Utah State Department of Highways will maintain the route for pub lie lic traffic at the completion of this work Hauling and placing of some surfacing gravel wIH wID continue this week but this will wiil not inter inter- interfere lere fere with the flow of traffic It Itis Itis is expected that by Friday all allwork allwork work necessary to restore this road will be completed Mr Dal Dal- Dal Dalley ley said |