| Show SPEC AL 1 1 FpTior Serials Order Division Marriott Library University of Utah Salt Lake City "YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER" UT 84112 Wednesday April 11 1984 kr i i : 1 i n :i : i i THE HEAVY TRUCKS and the unending flow of salt water over the highway for the past several The snow in the mountains is still waiting weeks have taken their toll on the asphalt covering le er stretch try to raise the to melt while the crew of "Lays Rock Products11 to beat the spring runoff that will raise the lake waters The project will cost more than $1000000 per mile and should be completed by October 1 1-- 80 six-mi- low-bidd- Can they keep John official State road Castagno says "Sure they will open" Despite water keep leaking through the dikes and some recent severe storms John has confidence in the work crews on the highway He added "Our road through Grantsville just wouldn't hold 1-- 80 with all diverted onto up One wasn't the it" 1-- traffic 80 worker at the quite as confident site 1-- 80 open? She stated that she didn't know if they could hold the lake back or not She said that 80 mph winds Sunday night blew over a lot of their equipment Sutton who watches the weather and the lake charts closely said the lake will rise two more feet this Myron summer The State will spend $72 million to raise the low stretch of 1-- 80 to 42125 feet an elevation of The road is now about 2 feet below the level of the lake The lake level is now 4207 feet above sea level told officials Yesterday boat owners at the Salt Lake Marina to remove their boats The break water dike had been washed away The beach restrooms built in 1982 have been demolished |
