Show Road Commission Allots Funds to Finish Highway Utah's Road Commission took action Friday to insure completion of a paved paved ed road from Vernal to Manila this year TH THE E ONLY unpaved section remaining remain remaining remain remain- ing is 12 miles between Sheep Creek and Dowds Dowd's s Hole in the Ashley National Nation Nation- al ForestA Forest A freeze order issued last fall prevents prevents pre pre- vents of exclusively federal feder feder- al funded projects PRIOR TO the Road action action ac ae tion it was planned to close the off cut section to summer traffic and route over the Sheep Creek canyon road The new road was deemed unsafe for summer traffic because of the dust that blew up just like a fog during dry weather Also loose gravel and the absence of guard rails made heavy traffic traffic fic on this section of highway hazard hazard- ous in its unfinished state THE UTAH Commission agreed to advance advance ad ad- vance the required for paving and installing guard rails on the 12 mile section This money is to be refunded by the federal government as soon as the freeze order is lifted probably before July 1 George W. W Bohn district engineer U U. U S S. S Bureau of Public Roa Roads s said a d. d HENRY C. C Helland state director of highways said that unless the is advanced by the state and a a contract contract con con- tract awarded soon the paving cannot be completed this year Unless the section Is paved roadbed completed through the national forest section under an earlier contract will deteriorate badly under the daily school bus traffic required to carry pupils to schools in Manila Mr Helland explained explain explain- ed |