Show we dont have to look elsewhere to find concrete paving that has served a long period of years before it had to be resurfaced in davis county on the salt lake to ogden highway the 16 foot concrete road between farmington junction and kaysville Kays ville was 31 years old when resurfaced in 1947 and the 18 foot concrete highway between kaysville Kays ville and layton was 29 years old when resurfaced in 1947 these roads have carried a huge volume of heavy high speed traffie traffic probably as much traffic for their widths vidt hs as any roads in the country present utah highway officials contend that while the upkeep cost for concrete is low the construction cost is high but if we divide the construction cost by the total number of years that concrete can be expected to serve first as a surface and thereafter as a base for new surfaces we will see that the cost of concrete on an annual basis is much lower over a period of years and therein lies the answer we should not construct highways on a penny wish and pound foolish program its time we turned our attention to the policy of 30 odd years past when highways in utah were constructed with permanence in mind |