Show State Road Commissioners Meet Here Local road construction and future projects projects projects pro pro- were outlined with basin community community ity leaders at the Utah State Road Commission Commission Com mission monthly meeting held In Vernal Friday at the County Courthouse COMMISSION members in attendance were Ross II H. H Plant Ilant chairman R R. LaVaun LaVaun La La- Vaun Cox vice chairman Clem II It Church and Francis Feltch Wayne Winters Winters Win Win- the other member was not pre pre- sent Three delegations represented by County Commissioners from Daggett Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du chesne and Uintah Counties presented requests requests requests re re- re- re quests desired in their respective counties coun coun- ties WILMER MURRAY Duchesne Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner chairman lead the Duchesne County delegation in asking for more work on the road from Duchesne City to the oil fields to the north following the river Since this road is now used sed by large oil tanker trucks it has treated created created creat treat ed a dust problem The Duchesne group was told that had been set aside for work on the Duchesne road but way right problems problems problems pro pro- had delayed some of the realignments re align ments to cut out sharp curves THE DAGGETT County delegation was represented by Albert Neff commission commissi n chairman who stated that 15 miles of road leading east of Manila needed widening widening widening wid wid- ening and resurfacing He expressed satisfaction satisfaction sat sat- with the Dowd Mountain Road project Greendale Junction realignment Browns Brown's Park survey alignment and the new road shed in Manila He also mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- the Lonetree east side road agreement the Commission had made with Wyoming BERT ANGUS commission chairman of Uintah County asked about the Jones Hole road survey Heber City to Strawberry Strawberry Strawberry Straw Straw- berry passing problem Maeser road speed limit Ouray bridge crossing maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- responsibility and the Provo Canyon road progress report Ed Lovelace district engineer gave a report of projects in his district as follows 58 miles in the Strawberry section sec sec- tion of ofu S. S 40 is 76 per cent complete te A large earth slide has slowed construction construe tion 95 miles from Charlies Charlie's boat camp to Deep Creek on U. U S S. S 40 is 35 per percent percent percent cent complete The In Indian ian Canyon road resurfacing project will start next summer summer sum sum- mer a 99 mile resurfacing project from Roosevelt to Neola is 12 per cent completed com com- 14 miles at the Pelican Lake project are 54 per cent complete full oil surface surface surface sur sur- sur- sur face will be delayed until spring The Vernal Maeser-Vernal project was completed and Greendale Junction realigned Large signs have been erected on U 44 at Windy Point extension of truck lane at Brush Creek seal coating of Bonanza road and new station shed at Manila THE DANIELS Canyon to Strawberry section of U. U S S. S 40 is the next section to tobe tobe tobe be constructed having high priority for road funds Mr Lovelace stated Blaine Elaine Kay head engineer of the Road Commission commented on the feasibility feasibility ity of a new road from Dutch John to Browns Brown's Park and on to the Colorado state line This will eventually take 5 million and outside funds will be needed Continued on page 6 6 Road Meeting Continued from page 1 Photos of ot the area will be taken to determine de deg termine where a road should go Mr Kay also reported on the Jones Hole survey concerning snow drifting problems on Diamond Mountain The area will be flagged out this winter for observation of drifting The snow depth will be bo checked t to see where the best route would be during winter weather ENGINEERS HAVE been authorized to begin a study for preparations of ot a lane 4 express standard highway through Daniels Dan lets Canyon Additional passing lanes willbe will willbe willbe be added when the route is determined Mr Kay stated Burt Durt Taylor engineer who has been working on the Provo Canyon project stated nothing can be done on this road until the environmental Impact study Is finished probably the middle of next summer It was reported at the meeting that the speed limit on the Maeser laeser Road had been raised from 40 to 50 miles mUes per hour BILL WHITE manager of the Jones Hole Federal Fish Hatchery reported that the hatchery access road had been chipped and oiled to bring up to stand ard |