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Show Utah Highway Fund Okeheri Completion of not only U. S. highway 6 but other Utah roads on public lands stand to be built as a result of action taken by the senate public works committee on Thursday in Washington. Sen. Arthur V. Watkins, (R. -Utah), was. the sponsor of an amendment am-endment to the committee's SI, 497, 000, 000. federal aid highway authorization bill which earmarked earmark-ed $10,000, 000 for completing gaps of sections of key roads and highways high-ways which pass through federal lands. The purpose of Sen. Watkins' a-mendment a-mendment was to obtain federal funds for closing the 47.4 miles gap in U. S. 6 between Hinckley and the Nevada state line. This is the only uncompleted section between Massachusetts and California. Cal-ifornia. ' The senate committee, to . take care of such pases, set aside $5 million a year for the next two years. |