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Show ZIOX PARK ROAD ROUTE SELECTEDSTART THIS YEAR Determination to build the Zion-Mt. Zion-Mt. Carmel highway from the floor of Zion National park t6 the rim of the canyon along the Pine creek route has been reached, it was announced an-nounced by Chairman Henry H. Blood of the state road commission on his return Monday from a series of conferences with highway and park officials in San Francisco. Mr. Blood has been in conference for several days with Thomas H. Mac-Dcnald, Mac-Dcnald, chief of the bureau. of public roads, Dr-. L. I. Hewes, regional head of the bureau; Stephen T. Mather, director of national parks and H. M. Albright, assistant director of national nation-al parks. Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Hewes accompanied Mr. Blood back as far as Ogden. Plans have been prepared for. the Pine creek route in preference to the Virgin river route and the project is in fair way to be started this spring. Park officials have allocated $350,-000 $350,-000 for the first contract to begin at the Zion park end carrying the road up as far as the projected tunnel into in-to the wall of the park. The state is prepared to begin its end of the work on the Mt. Carmel connection and put about $150,000 into the road each year until completed. |