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Show I GOOD 1 1 ! HIGHWAYS j APPROVE HIGHWAY PROJECTS Funds Aggregating $10,389,516.58 Allotted Al-lotted Toward Construction of Public Roads. (Prepared by the United States Department o( Agriculture.) Construction of public roads continues con-tinues rapidly. During the first quarter quar-ter of the current fiscal year, or the three months ending September 30, highway projects in 38 states were approved ap-proved and federal aid funds aggregating aggregat-ing $10,3811,510.58 were allotted toward their construction by the bureau of public roads, United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture. Additional projects pro-jects have been approved since Sep tember 30, and others are under consideration. con-sideration. The length of fne projects approved juring the three months is 1,400 miles, exclusive of a number of Important bridges which, when constructed, will measure slightly more than two miles in length, all told. Total cost of the approved ap-proved projects is estimated at ?-o,-353.S-1S.30; total cost of the bridges at $1,478,146.77, bringing the grand total up to ?2G,S31,094.72. Of this sum the states will pay about $10,500,000, ior more than three-fifths of the total, j Up to the beginning of the current Lscal year the department has approved ap-proved projects totaling 35,402 miles In length, costing approximately ?587,-321,323. ?587,-321,323. Of the total cost of construction construc-tion federal-aid funds had been allotted to the extent of $202,704,414. The foregoing figures cover mileage and cost of all roads approved by the department de-partment since the inception of federal fed-eral aid. Considering the allotments since the beginning of the current fiscal fis-cal year, the department has approved, from the inception of federal aid ti September 30 last, roads totaling 30.S02 miles in length and costing $1314,-153, $1314,-153, 31S. Toward their construction :he federal government has allotted a grand total of $213,153,031, or more than 34 per cent. Projects approved during the three months ending September 30 are located lo-cated in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas. California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiann, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts. Michigan, Mich-igan, Minnesota. Mississippi. Mis- 7 fr r 1 I :-. ' v.'..... - '.t kv' Accidents Are to bs fcxpected at a Grade Crossing of This Kind. sotirl, Montana. Nebraska, New llamp shire. New Mexico. New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania. South Carolina, South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas. Utah. Vlr ginia, Washington. West Virginia, Wisconsin Wis-consin ami Wyoming. Most of the inlle.-ig." thus approved embnovs graded earth, sand clay and gravel roads. Of those types of ro.id way, the department approved projects totaling 1.0(1.7 miles. The cost of cons'ructing these roads, comparatively comparative-ly small, will total $10.0IO,2SC.l7 It Is estimated, and of that sum a total of $ l."s.'!.'.i'.i."i.02 has been allotted from 'clcral aid funds. Various kinds of macadam roads, hi .umlnous maeailam prcdonjjnatng rotal 1)0.15 miles in length. Construe tion of these roads will cost approxl mutely $2,0 1 1.771 .511. ami of Ibis sun federal aid funds to the extent n',' ?1,2S1,'.I20.H; will be available under the department's approval. Itoads of the highest type to be con strucfed of conrrete. bituminous con crele, brick and block, total 201.7." miles In length, and are estimated t( eosi 1 1 I5!i.7'.i0.!0. Toward their con s:trurton the government has allotted from federal aid funds $1,012,010.35 The total estimated cost of the varloun bridges to be built Incidental to con strurlion of the highways Is placed at $1,478.1 10.77, of which feileral aU; funds of $710,051.15 are available. |