Show I 4 ROAD I BUILDING STANDARDIZING ROAD TESTS Conference of Engineers Expected t tt ti Eliminate Confusion and Other Difficulties Confusion ContusIon and other difficulties that have come from the use in different states of varying tests teats for tor materials used In n road construction are expected expect ed to be eliminated by a recent conference conference con con- ference held In the he offices o of the tho bureau bureau bu bu- reau of public roads United States department de department e- e of agriculture Highway testing engineers rs representing most 01 of the states state attended From FrOIn their sug sug- a system of standardized tests testa is to be evolved Manufacturers of road materials ls aswell as aswell well weIl as the federal and state highway highway high high- way departments have been Inconvenienced inconvenienced because materials that would meet the requirements of ot one state would be rejected In another often otten because of ot different Interpretations of 01 specifications Much of this work Is done operatively co by the federal and a c Helping Carry Forward tin tb Nations Nation Great Road Building Program Support Support Sup port of Which Is Urged by Secretary Meredith of the Department of Ag X state governments governments' under the federal aid road act which is one of the reasons reasons rea sons why it has been thought advisable to set up national standards that will willbe willbe willbe be In effect In all states The conference was held held- under the auspices of the National Association o of f State Highway Officials This organization organization will promulgate the standardized standardized standard standard- tests It is expected that us use e of the tests will wUl be generally be-generally adopted although their use by tho the states will wUl willbe willbe be voluntary A number of state testing g engineers In iii addition t to a number o ol 01 f engineers of ot the bureau of public roads attended the conference |