Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-02-28 | Page 10 | More Concrete 1926 Program

I MORE CONCRETE 1926 PROGRAM Will Have Additional Miles This Year The Tb rapid extension of at paved pa highways In all parts of the th Unit Unit- United United United ed States Is lr keepIng pace palo with the eX expansion of oC the Ule automobile Industry Motorists Motorists generally are probably snot not ware aware of ot the th fact tact that they thy will hue have an additional miles of ot concrete highwaY to travel over durIn during 1926 bring bring- brine In tag the tot total r to almost miles The rho tourist who laboriously Il drives his bis car through miles of at mud and and dangerous ruts can best appreciate a smooth stretch of oC paving which sUddenly appears to save sl sav his boiling engine froma a low gear low low- ear demise Tho Th buildIng of ot miles o of concrete In a single year year establishes a now record and along with the th Improvement of many other miles of at gravel travel and grading was was- was was-no no small smal Job for tor road builders It Jt Involved the th u use use e of tremendous quantities qU of ot materials and the employment of ot a great army of workers A feature of ot the th past years year's highway construction activities was the th efforts of ot the th road build build- builders builder ers era er to Inconvenience the motorists R as little as possible In every way the th policies of ot the state high high- highway way departments were Vere to serve s the tho highway user Every state stat In the tb Union con con- contributed contributed con contributed to the th new mileage or of Improved ro roads ds Pennsylvania led them all aU with about 1100 miles or of new nev pavement of ot which about miles were concrete Illinois lived up up to her reputation of ot be- be being b ing a leader In highway develop develop- development development development ment by completing about 50 miles lit of t concrete In tile the th southeast road rond Improve Improve- Improvement improvement Improvement ment was Will exceptionally active North Carolina has hu long lone been known for its highway but the th past put year h has s seen seea practically practically every evory other state In ill n Dixie Ditle come to the th tore fore tor with real high way way programs The Tho Th east and middle west have continued with their progressive hway highway activities Missouri and Oklahoma came forward during the last lut year w with larger pro pro- they had ever eer vcr at- at attempted attempted at attempted tempted before Inv In the th Rocky mountain s andon on the Pacific PadUa coast highway Improvement has proceeded steadily As A In past years these states state have hav been occupied with Ith paving pa their heaviest traveled rout routes s and placing gravel On their other through routes so that motorists would find good going until they were able to the tho entire state stat ate systems