Show NEVADA A I 1 PLANS BUILDING LAST HIGHWAY LINK V construction i of the last remaining hard surfaced link between st george and los angeles angelea will start shortly after the first of the year and ana it la Is expected the road will be completed and ready tor for travel by august 11 1 1932 according to Ne leevada ovada state highway engineer S C durkee who called tor for bids on the work last week these will be received january 6 for demolishing the old bridge over the river near Bun bunkerville kerville and for grading construction of structures and placing of su facing material on the new portion of road from lower virgin bridge to mesquite a distance of 1071 miles the new highway will replace the winding trall through the hills on the th south bank of the virgin river between these chese two points and will eliminate 28 curves as well as heavy grades the now new road will have only two curves with 83 degree angle ong leand and will be 13 miles shorter with the completion of this highway arid and grading and oiling of the stretch boin from st george to the indian reservation it will be possible to travel from efrom los angeles to the utah park al district sHet over per cent oil pavement wash co news |