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Show ROAD SYSTEMS IN NEW YORK Total Designated Mileage Placed at 11,988 Miles Work Hindered by Scarcity of Labor. The total designated mileage of state and county highway systems In New York state at the present time is 11,9S8, of which 5,926 miles had been completed and accepted on January 1, while contracts in force at that time covered 1,185 miles. This with the contracts awarded during the year 1916, leaves a balance of designated mileage not yet cared 'for of 4,210. Highway construction during the past two years has been gravely hindered because of the fact that surplus labor has been largely absorbed In munition making and other abnormal Industrial activities. In New York state during 1916 it was impossible to secure even at largely increased cost, more than a quarter of the labor actually required for highway work. |