| Show Sen Bennett Asks Priority For Fo Dowd Mt MI Road Work Sen Wallace F Bennett Utah fl-Utah today I eel ed the Bureau of Public the Interior Dept and the US Forest Service to give priority treatment ment to three andI I road projects opening up acres acres- i 4 r- r rr rw Il r w ojo y farmed w Flaming Gorge Recreation AI Ar- Ar Arca ca The Senator pointed out that the people of Utah and the west are becoming Increasingly impatient over the fact that brilliant new recreation and in- in industrial In areas are opened up in inthe inthe the form of Flaming Gorge Res- Res yet the access roads are arc still little more than dreams or orI orIn orin I In the talking stages SEN BENNETT made his views known to officials at the Forest Service US Bureau of Public Roads and ml the Interior D Department who have access over the ro road d programs ms at atI laming Flaming Gorge in northeastern I Utah I The Utahn said liard As anum a num- num number ber bel one priority ty 1 I would hope that Highway 41 from Vernal to 1 be expedited With the exception of ofa a mile fivemile seg- seg segment segment ment this Important link be- be week and Inter Inter- Interstate Interstate state 80 is cou lete However I that the Bureau of Public Roads Roads has not pro tion until 1969 This project and should be c S dj soon as poss ible Sen Bennett told Rex 1 lit Whitton Administrator of the Bureau or of Public Roads SEN BENNETT said that as umber Number Two priority action should be taken on the Red Cloud Loop road This scenic route which ex ex- ex after Forest has been publicized ed cd nationally for ten years in Utah brochures literature from the Utah Travel Council files and other tourist promotions However since Forest Service maintenance funds are inadequate quate for tor the upkeep of this road It Is at present all but Impassable Sen Bennett said COMPLETED camping camping fa- fa facilities already exist along the route however they are arc not being utilized because of lose lose- Inaccessibility With the reconstruction lion tion of the Red Hed Clou Cloud Loop road camping facilities at Flaming Gorge would be re- re relieved of their overcrowded sta tas he said In addition tim ber bel and agricultural industries s of this area use this road to a great extent and would wel come any Improvement The Senator listed as the third priority the Sheep Creek Canyon route Although this scenic route from Highway 44 now offers the only link from Vernal to Manila and Green River Wyoming there are five miles of unpaved and poorly graded road which required construction and bit surfacing he said time has come for these and other roads in the area to become working realities Sen Bennett said Any help you youcan youcan can can give the State would would be beI I appreciated he told the officials daIs |
