Show Utah Sate Road Commission Visit Gives View of Dam Dalu Road Problems The visit Saturday of utah State Road Commission to Vernal and tour of Flaming Gorge Dam area has given the highway officials a first first- firsthand firsthand hand view of an acute Daggett County problem Physically the problem is presented by the High Uinta Mountains which form a nat nat- natural ural barrier between tiny Daggett County and the rest of utah The Green River entering Utah and Wyoming near Lin- Lin Linwood Linwood wood Utah bends to the east and cuts off a large section of the county FLAMING GORGE Dam which is expected to start backing up water next Nov Nov- November November ember is on that eastern side of the river A roadway across the dam next year will connect Dutch John with what is getting to tobe tobe be known as the mainland Dutch John area Is now served bY two bridges One One near the dam Is owned by Utah State Road Commission It will be removed this yeas yea before the backed up reser- reser reservoir reservoir voir Inundates it The other bridge near Lin- Lin Linwood Linwood wood will also cease to function function tion due to the rising waters THE PRO PROBLEM BLEM period will exist during the interval after the bridges are out of action and before the road across the dam Is op opened ned Dutch John during that time will be ac- ac accessible accessible only by a long round round- roundabout roundabout about route from Wyoming or Colorado The dam road eventually will provide a link Unk to the south toward Vernal Even then Manila and Linwood will wUl willbe be Isolated except for a long mountain to Junction Complicating the issue is the opposition of Manila ManUa and Linwood interests to a Wyo- Wyo Wyoming Wyoming ming proposed for a road en- en entering entering utah on the east side of the connecting to Dutch John A LARGE PART of the pro pro- problem blem could be E solved by building another bridge on higher ground at Linwood The cost is estimated at about 5 million and up to now no noone noone one appears to be able to find the funds After their tour of the area Saturday Utah State Road Commission members commented com com- commented We can at least s see e what the problem is Doing something about it Is another and more involved story |