Show Dowd Mountain Cutoff Road Open a by m Sept Sep I A highway link that will connect High Highway way 40 at Vernal with wili Interstate 80 at Green River in less les than miles is due for use by early fall it was learned from Francis Feltch member of the Utah road commission This is the five mi mile e piece of Utah 44 between Sheep Creek and Dowds Dowd's s Hole lisle replacing the more circuitous route via Sheep Creek Canyon Palisade Park and Sum Summit it Springs MR FELTCH said that grading and base course course- should be completed within 30 days on a short piece being constructed construct construct- ed from from- the Spring Creek saddle down downto to Sheep Creek the portion from the divide into Dowds Dowd's s Hole having been completed last fall under a separate contract con con- tract 4 A heavy land slide in a big cut and involving an estimated cubic yards is reported in other quarters ai i having baving prevented early summer consi comI com cons I r i n. Mr Feltch said it is his understanding understand understand- ing that the new road will be opened to travel as soon as the grading and base surface contract is completed so that it will possibly be in use by late August WHETHER or not the Bureau of Public Pub Pub- lic lie roads will call for oiled paving contract contract contract con con- tract yet this season is not yet known according to Mr Feltch The piece of road will reduce the distance dis dis- tance between Green River and Greens Lakes to approximately 70 miles Dutch John to about 83 miles and to Vernal to approximately miles Present distance distance distance dis dis- tance over improved paved highways ays to Vernal is miles BECAUSE of elimination of several heavy curves on the route by the new road driving time between the two highways will b be reduced to about two hours dead at the scene He lie received head injuries when thrown thrown from the truck the trooper said The accident happened at am am a.m. when the truck went out of control going down the ste steep p grade and overturned at Greendale Junction the trooper report report- ed |