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Show Travel Increase Up To 42 Reported On 91 Need For Widening Road Throughout Its Entire Length Seen Increased travel up to 42.66 on Highway 91 is creating a d d i -tional problems, according to a report of the State-Wide Highway planning committee of the State Road commission. The same problem prob-lem is present on practically all of Utah's major highways, reports re-ports the committee. Checks on 91 travel at the Draper cross-roads show a daily average for the year July 1, of 4,410, an increase of 13.93 over the first six months of 1940. The average daily number of vehicles using Highway 91 at the Draper cross-roads during June was, 5,002, which is 10.54 higher than for June, 1940. While tourist travel accounts for a part of the increase, the survey shows that local traffic has also increased in greater proportion pro-portion than has tourist travel. Widen Highway 91 A number of sections of Highway High-way 91 are being widened and straightened at the present time. At the Point of the Mountain, (twenty-five miles south, of Salt Lake City), approximately four miles of the highway has been widened and straightened and the surfacing of the four-lane section sec-tion is about 50 completed. One and one-half miles of highway at the north entrance to Provo is being re-aligned, widened and surfaced sur-faced The stretch of highway will also be four lanes wide with a four-foot neutral zone in between opposite lanes of traffic. Highway 91 seems to present a major traffic problem ' and it is likely that the entire highway south may receive special attention. atten-tion. Traffic on U.S. 91 south has increased 42.66 this year over 1937. If the same percentage percent-age of increase prevails during the next five years, congestion is bound to interfere greatly with the regular flow of traffic. A (Continued on page eight) i - Lee Owens' Report (Continued from first page) field for instance: The report shows that on January 1, 1940, the St. George field was in poor condition, lighting equipment damaged dam-aged and inoperative no hangar and no activity. Today, the report re-port is as follows: 'Field in excellent, ex-cellent, condition; new hanger, office, of-fice, classroom and work shop equipped with cement floor, lights, telephone, water and modern rest rooms. Hangar service, gasoline, oil and repairs available. All field lights operating. Second pilot pi-lot training program in operation'. "At no time did I find the natural na-tural advantages which we have at St. George, nor were any of the small fields any better equipped equip-ped or in better shape than our own St. George field. Present trends and developments would seem to point to the need of a larger airport for St. George in the not too distant future. I am convinced from my observation that St. George will soon be enjoying en-joying regular air service with feeder service from other lines. "At all places we visited I heard much favorable comment on the success of our own air show and the fine courtesy extended to visitors during the event". While in the north Mr. Owens visited eight airports in the various vari-ous towns and cities in and around Salt Lake City. |