| Show arizona ar zona plans imm im proved highways id limays araz aug 2 an itom ot of 13 included in tho the budget of the arizona otate highway depart mabit for the current year with which to start improvement ot of tho the soven seven teon miles ot of tho the salt lako lake los angeles highway through the northwest orn cornor corner of tho the state sonic tentative surveys for the now line havo have boon made and it to Is probable that construction will bo be hitt initiated lat this full fall or winter tho the lit in tho the budget tor for the current year will provide for completion of at only about one third of tho the work but it la is the intention ot of tho the arizona authorities to make available tho the remaining necessary tor for the job lit in amplo time tor for completion by tho the time tho the utah road Is completed south of 0 st bt george tho the arizona highway depart department meat also has taken initial steps toward improvement pro of another highway in which utah Is deeply interested tho stretch between flagstaff and fro fre donla and conn connecting acting with tho the utah southern scenic loop road the now bridge across the colorado river near lees ferry la Is expected to be completed by october 16 and that date has been tentatively fixed tor for thet the dedication ceremonies in which governor george 11 II dorn dern la Is to be invited to participate the invitation wll not n at bo be extended however until it can bo be determined just when the bridge will be completed i aside aalde front from providing the greater part of 0 the money for construction at 0 the bogde the state of arizona also plans construction ot at a now highway most moat of the distance between flagstaff and fredonia Fre donla As the initial step in this direction the state highway department has taken over the road between flagstaff and cameron a distance of about fifty five miles and from fredonia Fre donla to the northern boundary of kalbak national forest about thirty miles for the time being or until the extent of federal government participation can be determined efforts will bo be confined chiefly to maintenance on the stretch between cameron and the northern boundary of the kalbak forest under this arrangement braf flo probably will be handled by way of jacobs lake from and to tho the house nock valley which leads to leoa lees ferry on the north side aide ot at the river As soon as possible however the arizona authorities plan construction construct io n of a now new line from house rock valley to connect with the grand canyon highway south of Fredo fredonia the now new line as now contemplated will follow closely the old pioneer road over little DuCk buckskin skin mountain the jacobs lake road has haa some steep grades and will bo be only a summer road while wh ile the line over little buckskin will afford an all year road between utah and arizona the bridge and now new road when completed will reduce the distance between salt lake city and phoenix approximately miles as compared with the routes now used by waybe way at noodles needles or gallup Galli ip it also will be ba the only bo be first class north and south lino connecting mexico and canada in the rocky mountain states arizona authorities cons pon lder sider the flagstaff fredonia road one of the most important through connections in n the arizona highway road oad T program pr by it they expect to develop an enormous amount of transcontinental motor traffic delivering tourists to utah tor for grand canyon north rim bryce cedar breaks zion arid and yellowstone lowa low tono stone and in return to receive tourists from these points for or arizona scenic attractions As a part of the scheme of development arizona also Is looking about for a way to tto the rainbow natural bridge to pome of 0 its points POInt of interest preliminary investigations are under way to ascertain the feasibility of a road either from the vic vicinity hilty of lees fey ferry or from rainbow lodge on the lank flank ot at navajo man mountain fitzin also the investigation will be made to ascertain the ahe feasibility of water vater transportation between bet veen leea bools forry ferry and aad rainbow brid brodse 4 in either oyent the arizona authorities probably will seek the co of utah inasmuch as the bridge i iff r situated about |
