| Show MORGAN HENE FER FLAT CONTRACT IS LET we are mighty glad to state that the state road commission has awarded the contract to the utah construction company oi of ogden tor for building of miles of graveled road of federal aid standard from the east subway in morgan to the henefer flats the stretch includes the road be morgan and devils slide considered by road officials as the outstanding stretch of dangerous main line highway in the state in four places the highway proceeds for a consides consi considerable dei able distance alongside the double track of the union pacific railway with just enough space between the rails and the steep side of the mountain for a fence and a single track road in some places the roadway Is so narrow that two automobiles can not pass under modern traffic conditions cont di t ions the present road is regarded entirely inadequate heavy cuts in the rock and in some places halt half tunnels will be built by the con contractor tractor to widen the road to standard width at all points the width required being 24 feet with 18 feet surfaced with gravel the cost to the state under the utah construction companas comp anys bid as estimated will be including engineering supervision and materials furnished by the state seven contracting firms bid the engineers estimates placed the total cost at in round numbers umbers fi in addition to the utah construction company bids were received from the following gibbons reed salt lake wheelwright construction co ogden W W clyde co spring ville reynolds ely construction st co springville Spring ville thorns wh biting n and morrison Morr lson knudsen company of boise itis stated that the work will be commenced within the next ten days |
