Show Bottle Hollow Construction on Ready for Start Jensen Construction and DrillIng Drilling Drill- Drill Ing ng Co Springville Is the subcontractor subcontractor sub sub- contractor selected to install the grout rout curtains at the Bottle Hollow Hol- Hol low ow Project near Ft Duchesne The announcement was made by W W. W W. W Clyde Co Springville Spring Spring- ville prime contractor for the 50 project at a pre pre- construction conference held this week at the Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation Re Re- office in Duchesne BOTH THE earth filled earth filled dams will ha have ve a grout curtain according according ac ac- ac cording to Albert S. S DAlessandro DAlessan dro project engineer Uintah Basin Field Central Utah Project The base of the dams one feet and the other feet in length along the crest will willbe willbe willbe be drilled and grouted with cement and water mixture to fill cracks in the natural formation formation form form- atlon of the foundation of the dams THE ENGINEER said the foundation preparations would include drilling to a depth of feet then pressure grouting of the natural formation 1 The dams both north and south are designed to rise 57 and 69 feet and form a reservoir reser reser- reservoir voir of approximately surface surface sur sur- face acres when filled This off stream off stream reservoir will be filled filled filled fill fill- ed with water from an irrigation Irrigation irrig Irrig- canal system It is located to the north of US Highway 40 near Ft Duchesne in Uintah County CONTRACT for this project was awarded to W. W W. W Clyde Co January 31 Work on the project is expected expect expect- ed to get under way as soon as weather conditions permit Inthe in inthe inthe the spring stated R. R W. W Radcliffe Radcliffe Rad Rad- Radcliffe cliffe BOR BOB office engineer a at Duchesne Completion time for the the- project is days The project includes des a dike which will be approximately feet long and will have a max maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum height of approximately 11 feet above the foundation |