Show I Development News F Feature State Road System Utah ranks third In the west inthe In Inthe the building of oC multi-lane multi or super superhighways superhighways superhighways highways according to an article on Know Your State Government featuring the state stale road system inthe in inthe inthe the current issue of the Utah Development Development Development De De- News just published The article points out that during the past twenty years more than 2000 miles have been added to the state road system that the number number number num num- ber of oC miles of oC paved roads has in increased increased increased in- in creased from Crom miles up to 2865 2565 miles All of oC this mileage and t type pe of road improvement has taken place during a period in which the average cost of a mile of road has increased from Crom back In 1927 up to In 1947 Since 1909 when the State Road Commission was organized nave have been spent on new road construction construction construction tion and on maintenance maintenance maintenance ance of the highway system The article is emphatic in pointing out that Contrary to what some have believed Utah has never lost nor allowed to go unused any money appropriated by the federal government government government gov gov- for road work in Utah There has always been ample revenue revenue revenue rev rev- derived from Crom the gasoline tax to insure all federal money coming I to Utah on a matching basis I Ne New Road oad To Puffer Lake Allocation of to Piute County has been made by the Department Department Department De De- of Publicity and Industrial Industrial Industrial rial Development for a new access earth road in to the national forest forest forest for for- est area above Marysvale This amount amount a- a mount wil be augmented by 2 from Piute County road funds The new access access' highway is expected to stimulate reopening reopening reopening re open ing of old metal mines in the area and create new tourist interest as the road will afford aCCord a new entrance to the hunting fishing and scenic areas in the the Puffer Lake district The new road will be known as the Horse lorse Heaven Road |