Show APPROVE HIGHWAY PROJECTS Funds Aggregating Allotted Al Al- Allotted Toward Construction of Public Roads Pre Prepared ored by the United States Department of Agriculture Construction of public roads continues con con- continues rapidly During the first quarter quarter quarter ter of the current fiscal year ear or the three months months' ending September 30 highway projects in 38 states were approved approved ap ap- ap proved and federal aid funds aggregating ing were allotted toward their construction by the bureau of public roads United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Agriculture Additional pro projects have been approved since September September September Sep Sep- 30 30 and others are under con con- The length of the projects approved during the three months is 1400 1100 miles exclusive of a n number of Imp important bridges which when constructed will wUl measure slightly more than two miles In length all aU told Total Tota cost of the approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved projects Is estimated at S 25 25 5 total cost of the bridges at bringing the grand total up to Of this sum the states will wUl pay about or more than three-fifths three of the total Up to the beginning of the current fiscal year ear the department has Ims approved ap ape approved proved projects totaling miles in length costing approximately Of the total cost of construction construction construe tion federal-aid federal funds had been allotted to the extent of at 20 1414 The foregoing figures cover er mileage and cost of all nIl roads approved b by the department department department de de- de- de since the Inception of oC federal federal federal fed fed- eral aid ald Considering the allotments since the beginning of the current fiscal fiscal fis fis- cal year ear the department has approved from the Inc intention Inception of federal aid tc te September 30 last roads totaling miles mlles in length and ond costing Toward their construction the federal government has allotted a grand total of 31 or more than 34 per cent Projects approved ed during the three months ending Sept September 30 are located located located lo lo- lo- lo In Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Michigan Mich Mich- igan Minnesota Mississippi MIs- MIs J 4 y S I Accidents Are to Be Expected at a aGrade aGrade Grade Grad Crossing of This Kind Montana N Nebraska braska New Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire Hamp Hamp- shire New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah VIrginia Virginia Vir VIr- ginia inia Washington West Virginia WIsconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis WIs- and W Wyoming Most of the mileage thus approved ed embraces graded earth sand sand clay clay an and gravel roads Of those types of roadway roadway road road- wa way the department approved projects totaling 10 miles mUes The cost of constructing these roads comparatively comparative comparative- t I ly small will total It ItIs ItIs itis Is estimated and of that sum a total of Df has been allotted from fe federal aid eral-ald eral funds Various kinds kind of ot macadam roads bituminous bituminous bi bl macadam predominating total miles in len length th Construction Construction lc I tion Uon of these roads will cost approximately approximately matel and of this sum federal aid funds to the extent of ot OlG will be available under the departments department's approval al Hoods of the time highest t type pe to be constructed constructed constructed con con- of concrete bituminous concrete concrete con con- crete brick briel and n block total miles in length and are estimated to cost ost Toward their construction construction con con- the government has allotted I from federal aid funds I The total estimated cost of tie the various I bridges t to be built Incidental to construction construction con con- of the highways s 's Is placed ct rt of which federal aid funds of are available |