OCR Text |
Show HOUSTON APPROVES BUILDING OF SEVERAL HIGHWAYS IN UTAH, ARIZONA AND NEVADA DISTRICTS OGIE.'. t'tah. Dec 13. pprova! for the construction of several highways 'h t'tah. Arizona and Nevada lias Q n received by District Engineer J. P. M ir-tin. ir-tin. of the forest service here from Si -retary D. K. Houston of the department of ncTinilture. Immediate efforts to ao-curc ao-curc co-operation In rxponse from ihu state povernm-iils, will bo made and it Is believed work Hay be started on lh.' new highway in the sprint;. Among the approved projects were: Orand Canon highway, from a point south of Kanirfj. Utah to Bright Alifftl Point on the edge of the corse. 52 mile t a maximum cost of $30,000 provided ro -operation of Arizona Is obtained, prn- i lions of this route arc already built, Sallna-Kmery road In central Utah, Ml I nll-w'nter route over the Wasatch ranp: between :".-npote and Castle valley. Ml mil.s. at an estimated cost of $131,000. ! ( btlilt on an enm cost basis between the forest sTvio- and the ytate. P.ing'.iith-Tropic tuad iri southern Utah, 2n miles, at an estimated cost n $54,000, on at 50-30 basis This road Is the only outlet to the people uround Tropic and passes near the "Castle nf I the Gods" on the Sevier national forcjt. Kxtenlon of the Cedar-Lone Valley road which 1 at presente eonstructed a distance of miles from Cedar to DllCti Lakr. Approved W-Rllle xtennlnn to lxnc Valley at an Satllttsitad cost of $(0,000. to le .hared equally by the state. I The road will connect with the main ro'i'o ' of the Cmnd C'anon of the Colorado from Lund, t tah Secretary Houston nl.o approveri eon- I struct Ion of the Current Creek road, x ' portion of the Midland Trail, between Ei y. Nevada, and Lo? Angeles. The n-..- will be 17 miles n lenTth and will cwi j about $50,000. Approval aleo was given the Austin-la Austin-la reka section of the Lincoln highway. i"i'-in Ely and s.m Francisco, which wjlj be ten miles in length and cost about $35,000. The state of Nevada will be asked for full co-operation on the two latter projects. I'njrlneers and surveyor of the fir-fftvy fir-fftvy s'-rviee in this ren1"'" worked Utt greater part of last summer on survon of the projects approved by Secret. -i.-y Houston and before spring tt Is rxptrct a full construction details will be worker! out. |