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Show NEW FEDERAL DEFENSE HIGHWAY TALKS SET FOR FRIDAY AT BEAVER Official public hearings for the proposed Interstate Defense De-fense Highway Route from the Beaver-Millard .County Line to seven miles south of the Beaver-Iron County line, have been set for Friday, Nov. 7, at 10 a. m., in the Beaver County Court House at Beaver. The informational hearing was scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 6, at 10 a. m., in the Court House. County Interstate System will follow a new location from the present route of U S 91, from the Iron County Line northerly norther-ly to the canyon south of Beaver Bea-ver and will generally utilize the existing road south of this point for two lanes of the four lane highway. Following in-Continued in-Continued on Page Two According. to Elmo R. Mor-' gan, Director of Highways State Road Commission, the purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for expression ex-pression to anyone who wishes to provide data for the record ; concerning the location, the efficiency and economic effects of the proposed route. The record will be carefully reviewed re-viewed and studied by Road Commission officials and the U S Bureau of Public. Roads before a final decision concerning con-cerning the general location ol theroute is made. The proposed Beaver-Iron Beaver will be officials from the State Road Commission and the U S Bureau of I ublic Roads. Detailed maps and aerial phoVgranhs will iJC displayed for public examination. examina-tion. Literature will be available avail-able describing how the state ' purchases right-of-way for its road systems. I HERE'S1 MORE ABOUT NEW HIGHWAY Continued from Page One tcrstate standards, the route will be expanded to be a four lane divided highway with a median strip. Total 'estimated 'estimat-ed length of the section is 38.2 miles and the cost is estimated at $15 million. "It has been learned from other areas that on a safe access ac-cess highway such as that contemplated on the Beaver-Iron Beaver-Iron County Interstate Project, Proj-ect, accidents are reduced by at least two-thirds their present pres-ent rate," Mr. Morgan said. "In addition, motorists will have the added convenience of being able to get to their destination des-tination much 'more quickly and 5afely," Attending the hearing at |