Show Roads Into Flaming Gorge forge Area to Get Priority Road work on two controversial sections sections sec sec- sections of road vital to improved access to Flaming Gorge Recreation Area was discussed by Wyoming and Utah Road Commission oj and Corners Tin Development committee members at Manila recently WYOMING HAS obtained full funding of the thc East Side road from Rock Springs to the Utah state line to connect into Dutch John and expects to finish the highway by next year Concern was expressed by a Rock Hock RockSprings RockSprings Springs delegation to th the Utah utan Road Commissioners about getting the four miles of Utah road construction going from Minnies Minnie's Gap on into Dutch John to complete the East Side road connection tion lion tionA lionA A UTAH legislation resolution has been issued stating staling that the Minnies Minnie's Gap section will be built by Utah concurrently concurrently con con- currently with Wyoming's section sec tion of about 13 miles to the state line The Rock Springs delegation sought to rescind the resolution In hopes to speed up the East Side connection The Utah Road Hoad Commissioners stated they are arc standing firm on the original agreement to build the roads together THE PROBLEM lies Iles in the fact the Wyoming had scheduled the Lonetree section in 1977 Because of ot the differential differential in the need of the two load road projects Wyoming is speeding up its priority for finishing the Lonetree se section tion of high high- way A new time table has bas been set to complete the road by fiscal year 1975 Utah is prepared to complete the Minnies Minnie's Minnie's Minnies Min l nies nie's Gap section by the same time Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming finishes the Lonetree se section tion UTAH'S SECTION will cost around and Wyoming about Wyoming will soon let a 17 million contract for the finishing section of the East Side road to be completed in 1973 or 1974 COLORADO IS working on a road into the Flaming Gorge area between Vermillion Creek to the thc Utah Colorado line The Corner Trl-Corner committee commit tee is asking Wyoming to program three miles of paving between Clay Basin and the East Side road Utah is being asked to connect the Colorado and Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming roads with a new road through Browns Brown's Park The Utah State Road Hoad Commission has made a preliminary route survey for Browns Brown's Park road and are planning to tomake tomake tomake make a special plea to Washington for funds for tor this road because of its service service ser sere vice to Dinosaur National l Browns Brown's Park Wildlife refuge and the Flaming Gorge Recreation Area THE BROWNS BROWN'S Park road would give a direct route from Colorado the East EastSide EastSide EastSide Side Road Hoad will give a more direct route from Wyoming and the I Lonetree improvement im im- provement will make a shorter route from the northern Wasatch Front area in Utah into Flaming Gorge National Re Recreation Area |