Show IDAHO PLANS I HARD Will Vill Extend Utah Line to Yellowstone Park BOISE Ida Aug 11 By By The As As- Associated Associated Associated Pres OIlIng Oiling or paving of the Yellowstone highway from the Utah state line to the park is the pro pro- program program program gram of or the Idaho department of ot pub pub- public public lic lie works Joe D. D Wood commissioner loner announced today prior to leaving for southeastern Idaho counties to line up local co operation co Uon The project In In- In Involves In addition to the oiling the paving of from seven to 15 miles and the relocating and resurfacing of much of the highway north of Rex- Rex Rexburg burg It is hoped to have the entire work completed for next summers summer's traffic On the Yellowstone highway there there- are now 60 miles of ot paving the last mile 16 stretch in BIngham county having been completed on August 6 6 This paving runs from Pocatello to the Jefferson Bonneville-Jefferson county line Commissioner Woods Wood's program con con- contemplates contemplates templates paving pa seven miles of ot the highway south of Pocatello next year South of Preston there Is another sev sev- sevenmile sevenmile mile en-mile stretch which on account of the heavy beet hauling should be paved since oiling Is Impracticable he declared With the completion of ot oiling projects of from seven to eight miles near Downey Do 60 miles of oiling re remain re- re remain remain main on the southern portion of the highway This oiling can cnn be done clone with a comparatively small email amount of surface construction Commissioner Wood said sald |