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Show u Thursday , June Astronomical Sums Needed For Highways , Major Sums Spent Before Bdlding Begins It takes a long time to an Interstate highway mostly because It system costs money In astronomical sums. x As an example, the belt route proposed to gird Salt Lake will require a little over $13 million for its eight miles. Thats about $1.6 million per build highway officials say that about half of the purchases have been made in mile. What Is the seemin$ly bottomless pit Into whlcffthis money flows? of a major Construction highway system Is an Iceberg operation with much of the effort and major sums of money are Into view. Theres planning and designing to do and right-of-wland to purchase. Many a choice acre Is necessarily gobbled up by road builders. Much of the $13 million being spent locally, for Instance, Is for land. State ay right-of-w- ay right-of-w- ay 5600 South 9 Goin Straight Realignment of 5600 South from 400 to 500 East to straighten the road and eliminate a traffic hazard will begin soon, according to Salt Lake County Commissioner C. W. Brady, Jr. The project was cleared when the county commission okayed the purchase of the y Including a home and property at 552 East 5600 South for $33,000. Well straighten and widen the bridge across Little Cottonwood Creek, said Mr. Brady. The construction will cost another $35,000 bringing the total cost to $68,000. right-of-wa- teiTfe-who- Utah should have sufficient state highway revenue over the next eight years (1) to meet state matching requirements on federal aid highway projects,, (2) to provide for administrative, operating, and maintenance needs of the State Highway Department, and (3) to permit a modest Improvement program on state aid) road projects. This conclusion was reached by Utah Foundation, the (non-Fede- re- private governmental search organization, after a comprehensive study of highway finance In Utah. According to the foundation projections, state highway revenues exclusive of Federal aid over the eight year period 1964 through 1971 will j'otal about $202 million. Ap$72 million of this sum will be needed to match federal highway grants, $110 million will be required for state administrative, operaand maintenance outting about $20 million leaving lays, thathan be expended on strictly state. aid) (non-Feder- al J highway construction. Foundation analysts point out that this estimate expenditure total for state road construction averages about $2.5 million per year. During the past five years, such construction averages about $2.5 million This per year. pinch on state highway construction will be particularly acute during the next two years when the state must use most of Its available state highway revenue to match a backlog of federal aid money in addition to provide for other highway needs. The study observes that Utah has either completed, placed under contract, or programmed substantially all Interstate road projects for which federal funds have been made available. Despite this fact, Utah rank relatively low among the respective states$ln the proportion of interstate road mileage actually In use. Major reason for this anomalous situation, according to the Foundation report, is -I Il ZENITH Jr- ( jAncroSf 8ynn , H mm In , end of 1968. . The next stage to be completed, will be from the Inat about tersection with 5th West, east to 20th East. This portion Is slated for opening by the end of 1969. The final work will link the two previously completed sections by the end of 1970. Interstate 80, which runs slightly south of 21st South, Is currently under construction. It should be completed by the'' fall of 1966. It wlU connect with Parleys Intersection on the east and on the west at about 7th West. The total Interstate program for Utah will be complete by the end of 1971 when the current federal program runs out. Priorities of completion deof pend upon availabilities current funds, rlghts-of-waand other criteria. If you have ever wondered why a remote stretch of highway north of Tremonton or near St. George was completed Remember Father on June 21st NEW FROM 15 Its interstate construction largely In the heavy traffic urban areas where costs are high and progress Is slow, (3) In many of the other states toll roads and existing freeways were Incorporated Into the Interstate system thus adding to their Interstate com- ELECTRIC SLICING ys before heavily traveled sec tions near Salt Lake, It is mainly because planners depleted total, and (4) Utah at termined it less expensive to the outset had to take time to build the Interstate at these extensively reorganize and points rather than repair exexpand the highway department In order to meet the isting roads. The total cost of the Interneeds of a vastly enlarged state program In Utah will be highway program. about $565 million by the time It Is completed. The study shows that on Of this, 95 percent comes March 31, 1964, only 12.3 of from federal funds, the balthe 935 miles of designated ance Is paid for by the state. Interstate highways In Utah Part of the difficulty 1 had been completed and were the program Is to traffic. completing open Nationally, about 40.7 percent of the decoming up with the matching funds required from the state signated 41,000 miles of the Interstate system was open legislature to obtain federal funds. to traffic. :WBS?lJav223i)I3rr ten , QUALITY '7aj u arf STUMPED FOR A GOOD FATHERS DAY IDEA - SEE BELOW "1ST Cottonwood - Downtown I rI-- JE (1 ) I (UT ) T. SPECIALS DAY HOME CENTERS 5 The REMINDER Model L513 ALL NEW OPEN FATHERS AT' SKAGGS Q AN ACCOUNT l-Jj CI lrl ( J( ihwa review of the myriad dewhich much must be handled was presented when Granite officials began to talk about such factors asAlghway noise which must be solved to avoid disrupting classes 'in schools already located hear the belt route. Official planning calls for opening of this highway which will be designated stages. Jhe first part, from Knudsens Corner north to Parleys Intersection, should open to traffic by the subsequently added to the system, (2) Utah has concentrated 61 5 PROPOSED ROUTING mr mute salt UKt Ofcm InwvtM Nail Detonw A that (1) Utah only recently has received federal aid funds for a substantial amount of Interstate road mllea'ge which was -J Page 3, tails se X- 41964 district. the southeast section' of Salt Lake and the balance Is being negotiated as rapidly as possible to allow the state to avoid high per acre costs which land inflation would bring. Negotiation Is In the works, not only with private land owners but with other governmental agencies. a Right now, highwaymen aptness depends on whether youre buying or are nefotlatlng with selling the Granite School District They appeared before the school board three weeks ago with tentative proposals where school district property lies In the path of the belt route. Theyre hoping to trade land and sites whereve possible to conserve pfeclous cash. In some cases, theyll exercise condemnation privileges to acquire land away from the belt route for use by the school Highway Funds.. 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