Show fi i De Denver Cove Cove ver-Cove Fort Fortu Fortt t u b a. a 4 Highway High r way Approved 7 WASHINGTON D. D DC C. C Form Formal For- For 5 mal m mal l approval has been given of plans for an interstate highway between Denver Denver Colo Colo and t Cove Fort Utah on U U. S S. S 91 in jfe- jfe t i south-central south Utah Sen Walllce Wal- Wal lice lace F F. Bennett was informed this week by th the Department of x Commerce it b J The approval given calls calls' fo for a J route based upon three control control control con areas Denver the State Stater r p 7 line west of Grand Junction i T. T presumably p near ncr n r U U. S S. 6 50 and andr r C r Cove Fort The States of Utah i and aid Colorado may now prepare i t 1 detailed engineering engineering studies as I iI soon swan soon as possible to select the ther r S specific route rout based upon the i- i three control areas t The interstate expressway wi willa will l hc a Z she he a divided to lane v SS- SS 4 limited access highway and was ro made nade de possible by the Bennett amendment to the Highway Act Act- of 1956 adding 1000 miles to the 40 mile mile system About About About A- A bout half of the extra 1000 miles is allocated to the Denver Denver- Cove Fort route The Bennett amendment was based upon a Denver to Spanish Fork route but the State of Utah at the urging of the Bureau Bureau Bur Bur- eau of public roads submitted a proposal calling for a proceeding proceeding pro pro- from Cove Fort passing near Sevier on U. U US U.S. S. S 89 up to Salina Sahna then across to the vicinity vi vicinity vi- vi Ity dr-Ity of Castle Dale continuing on to Woodside then roughly following U U. S S. S 6 50 to the Colo Colo- Utah rado-Utah border However this specific route is not included ed in the general approval given given en tn today The final route loute will wilI await later Inter detailed studies Senator Bennett pointed out that the area between U U. S S. S 30 nd U U. S S. S 66 comprising most cf of Utah and Colorado is the largest area in the Unit United d States not serviced by an interstate highway He He said the new r ld ad will be a great boon both to Utah and to Colorado The highway will be built with 05 per cent Federal and 5 percent per pCr percent cent State f funds |