Show I I Oiling Of Canyon Road Deferred For Present As a result the National Defense De Be- tense program there will be no new construction or oiling on the Cedar Canyon road with the possible exception ex- ex exception exception ex ex- of one section in the vicinIty vicinity vicinity vicin vicin- ity of Navajo Lake Federal funds have been diverted from various funds to the national defense and as a result there willbe willbe will willbe be no funds available this year ear for forest road construction and since the canyon road comes under that two proposed proJects projects projects pro pro- for the coming year must be abandoned or postponed until nex next year a at t least The two projects that were planned planned plan plan- ned for this year included new construction from the bottom of the gulch to Woods' Woods ranch and the oil oil- kit In of the road from Cedar City to Martins Martin's flat It is probable that some funds fund will be available from the National Park Approach fund and if it is a section of new construction will willbe willbe willbe be undertaken from the end of the present Wheelwright contract near Navajo Lake extending on past the lake and towards Duck Creek The extent of this will not be known of course until it Is la determined determined deter deter- mined how much money will be available Of course the three sections now under construction will be completed comple comple- ted since the funds for these projects projects projects pro pro- were budgeted in the 1940 program These Include the bridge and short section of toad road at Martins Martin's Martins Martin's Martins Martin's Mar Mar- tins tin's flat the section of road at the entrance to the gulch which was damaged by a slide last year and that section of road between the Cedar Breaks Junction and a point near Navajo L Lake ke Work on these jobs is progressing rapidly at the present time |