Show State Highway Dept conducts hearing Realignment of a mile section of the Huntington Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon Forest Highway at an eventual cost of about will probably begin this fall George Bowen Salt Lake City district engineer for forthe forthe the Federal Highway Administration Administration Administration Admin Admin- said at a public hearing hearing hear hear- ing lag In Fairview Tuesday morn- morn Ing He said that surveys have beert completed right of way of-way way acquisitions will soon begin and bids for the first phase of the project will likely be called for this summer The first phase of the project will be a 22 mile section which will bypass Electric Lake where the Utah Power and Light Co is building a dam which will Impound water to be used at its new steam generating plant In Huntington Canyon Federal Forest Highway funds accruing to Utah at the rate of about a year have been committed to the project until its completion Mr Bowen explained The completed highway will then become a part of the Utah road system and will be maintained maintained maintained main main- by the state The Huntington Canyon Forest Forest Forest For For- est Highway crosses the mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain range between Fairview In Sanpete County and Huntington in Emery County It intersects the Skyline Drive at the summit Its completion will make more accessible a region which has high grazing mining ium- ium lumber lumber lum lum- ber scenic and recreational values Mr Bowen explained The right of way will traverse both public and private land The road will consist of two foot 11 lanes with four to six foot shoulders and have maximum maximum maximum max max- grades of eight percent Eugene Samuelson chief of surveys surveys surveys sur sur- veys for the said It will eventually have an asphalt sur sur- face Little criticism of the project was voiced at the public meetIng meeting meeting meet- meet Ing which was attended by about 50 people Fairview Mayor Keith KeithS SHan Hanson Han Han- son said the Fairview City Council strongly supported the project but wished to be sure that private grazing and mining mining min min- ing interests were fully consid considered ered In the planning Livestock operators Morris Cook Moroni and A. A J. J Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson Fairview who run nm sheep on privately owned lands through which the new section will pass while approving the project said safeguards will need to be taken to protect both motorists and livestock in grazing areas The hearing was conducted by Clem Church chairman of the Utah State Road Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion who assured the private land owners that their needs would be taken Into account in completing plans for the road |