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Show Oiling program on county roads completed Cold weather has concluded the 1967 road oiling program of Utah County Highway Department, De-partment, according to Commissioner Com-missioner Stanley D. Roberts. The oil program this year has encompassed more miles than in any year of the county's coun-ty's history he stated. The commissioner also said that in 1967 no new roads were constructed but that the emphasis em-phasis had been placed on saving sav-ing and renovating of older roads which were in need of sealing before another winter added to their break-up. Approximately Ap-proximately 114 miles of roads were sealed within the county and another 27 miles were given giv-en the second treatment of oil-gravel oil-gravel build-up in the regular oiling program. Recreation roads, within the canyons of the county, sealed, include: Payson Canyon, 8 miles; Hobble Creek, 7 miles; Diamond Fork, 6.5 miles; and Squaw Peak Trail in Provo Canyon, 5.5 miles. Commissioner Roberts commented com-mented on the fine working relationship with the United States Forest Service, wherein where-in the Forest Service prepared the Squaw Peak road for a coal tar treatment of prime tar, heavy tar, and gravel. He said that this treatment has been used, successfully in the valleys and should prove good for higher elevations. Commissioner Roberts reported re-ported that he is now working work-ing on the preparation of the 1968 highway program and that he is attempting to coor- dinate the county program with those of the cities in the county and to bring school bus routes to a higher standard. stand-ard. Many of Utah pedestrian traffic fatalaties are persons more than 65 years of age. Some of them have never driven driv-en a car. They don't understand under-stand the problems involved in poor visibility or in stopping a car in the rain or after-dark hours. Sure, they're poor pedestrians, pe-destrians, but the Utah Safety Council asks all drivers to be especially alert for these older walkers. Simply having the right-of-way is mighty feeble excuse for any driver to endanger endan-ger another person's life. |