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Show ROAD MEN VISIT SDUTHIPARLOF STATE Changes in Highway System In Eastern Part of County Slapped Out. H S. Kerr, chief engineer of the Utah state road commission; K. C. Wright, assistant engineer; J. H. Young, bridge engineer for the V. S. bureau of public roads fend Maurice Housecroft, bridge engineer engi-neer for the state have returned to the northern part of the state after spending several days in southern Utah. The party made an inspection of the plans for la channel change in LaVerkin creek in Washington county, and protection for the bridge to be built on the road between be-tween Toquerville and LaVerkin. A federal aid project for a three-continued three-continued on page 4) ROAD MEN VISIT SOUTHERN UTAH (Ccr.tiuu.ed from page 1) mile section of road from Toquer-vilie Toquer-vilie to LaVerkin junction, and a new steel bridge is budgeted, to cost around $75,000. The plan is to straighten the road and also the stream bed, eliminating a tortuous tor-tuous highway. Temporary connections con-nections with the road to Zion National park, to handle the tourist tour-ist travel also was mapped out. The party also investigated the spring thaw ground slides in the Big Valley wash country, on the state section of the Zion-Mt. Car-mel Car-mel road in Kane county, in which a bridge appeared to be threatened. threat-ened. On the return trip to Salt Lake City the party studied plans for revision of the line of the Zion National park highway, U. S. 91. It is planned to eliminate curves and otherwise improve the highway high-way at several points between Provo and Beaver. |