Show i 1 nY N Ij t r LL Pk w k 4 a JUt f 11 t i At 11 t fi U ROAD This MEETING is part of the large attendance at al Utah State Siale Road CommIssion meeting in Vernal Friday At AI the head fable tabie left leU to right are Mayor Alvin Kay Vernal Richard Van Winkle commission chairman Royal B Henderson president of Vernal Chamber of Commerce C Taylor Burton Director of the Highway Dept and Francis Felich Vernal a Commission member Staff photo State Road load Meet Airs Manila vernal I Hiway Problems involving the Vernal Manila highway were I aired Friday noon at the Hotel Vernal at the monthly meeting of Utah Highway Commission Grant Southern Southam chairman of Vernal Chamber of Commerce Com Com- Commerce merce road committee read reada a prepared statement on local road problems Ile He complimented the Com Coin mission on its construction on onUS US 40 which he said was ahead of the proposed five five- year construction program I On the other hand Mr South am pointed out other im im- im improvements are needed on onUS US 40 from Salt Lake to the Utah Colorado line so that HIghway 40 can remain in a competitive ti ve position with other highways in the state IN STRESSING Vernal Manila highway problems Mr Southam said that Flam- Flam FlamIng Flaming Ing Gorge Dam operation will cause the removal ot of the temporary tem tem- temporary bridge upstream from Flaming Gorse Gorge Also the bridge at Linwood will probably probably ably be flooded out in May Mayor Mayor or June 1963 1063 This will cause access problems Daggett County school pro oil and gas access be- be between between tween Wyom Wyoming ng and Utah timber operations and the movement of livestock and many visitors to the Flaming Gorge area make the corn com of the highway a ma ma- major jor priority It was pointed out that duro dur- during ing Labor Day more than persons visited the dam lookout point Mr Southam said that unless the road is improved the incidence once ence of accidents likely will rise sharply with the increased ed traffic MR SOUTHAM said that with the uc of the interstate road system cyst em and needed additional engineer engineer- engineering engineering ing v she fhe state that we feel that this Vernal Manila HIgh HIgh- HIghway highway way improvement is in jeopardy jeopardy ardy Even tile the secondary section from Manila south to the forest boundary has been delayed he said Continued on page 8 State Stale Road oad Continued from page 1 Saturday Chamber officials took Commission members on a first hand inspection trip on the highway Other roads urged by Mr Southam included Utah High way 33 in Indian Canyon from Duchesne to Helper The chairman said that this rood road likely could be an ac cess to the tho for a good portion of the Initial Phase of the Central Utah Project lie He pointed out that Utah 33 is a major connection with the oil 1 and gas fields of Wyo ming eastern Uintah Basin and the southern areas of Utah of US CONSTRUCTION 40 from Ouray Junction to lr Vernal next year and Du Duchesne chesne to Tabiona Junction r ralso also were pressed by the Chamber official Red Wash rood road Uintah County's No 1 priority on the secondary road system should be completed as soon as funds can be mode made avail avail- available able by the state slate and federal government he requested Bridges needed as listed by Mr Southam were over the Green River liver at Ouray and andover andover over the White While River at Don Bon anza Mr Southam assured the Road Commission that the Vernal Chamber was unanimously in favor of Amend Amend- Amendment ment No 2 on the November ballot baIlot This amendment would ensure that funds reo re for or highway purposes were not diverted for other projects IN ADDITION to local del that attended the meet lag Ina there were Lives from rom Duchesne Daggett and Emery county commis commis- commissions and Cedar City Royal Ro al B Henderson president dent of Vernal Chamber of Commerce introduced the visitors and conducted the luncheon meeting C Taylor Burton director of the Highway Department said that half of the state highway funds for 1003 have already been obligated lie disclosed that tile the state Is losing per year in inroad inroad road signs shot up lie He said that even bow and arrow hunters are arc destroying signs Despite the heavy financial loss Mr Burton said this was not as important as ble loss of life due to obliterated aced signs not being able to warn of highway hazards lie urged the Chamber and other local organizations to combat sign shooting lIe said that this area Is feeling the impact from oil and mineral development forest recreation Mr Burton disclosed that Utah highway Dept has 2000 AMONG THOSE attending the meeting were Mr Bur Bur- Burton ton Richard A Van Winkle road commission chairman Alvin Kay Mayor of Vernal Wm J Duchesne County Commissioner Cliff State Represents tive Duchesne County L Y executive executive- seere secre tary Vernal Chamber of Corn Com merce Ernest H Balch and W v J State Road Com mission Harold Duke Vernal Chamber Director Andrew R n McConkie I Ashley Forest Supervisor Jim West district engineer Slate HIghway Dept Clar Clar- Clarence ence J Allred State Road Commission Jerome Full Salt Lake Tribune Grant E Meyer Bureau of Public Roads State Sen Leland S Harold McKee Uintah County Commission Chairman Milt Jolley Bob Hansen Bud Bowman and Robert Bradshaw all of Cedar City RAYMOND R Utah commis commis- commissioner stoner George Magnuson and AIda Aldo Childs mayor Castle Caste Dale Willard J Humphrey y arid and Claude E Scovill Or Or- Orangeville angeville B II Vernal A K Reynold Dag Dag- Daggett gett County R M H lm Glenn II Cooper Dr T R Seager Larry Phillipps Grant Southam Vernal R W Griffin Deward Steed J E 1 Johnston State HIghway Dept |