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Show FOUR MILLION FORROADWORK IN m,wm Federal Aid Big Factor in Improving and Building Highways Morn thou 14,000,000 If) being 6pnt in Utah and Nevada on ro.iil const ruction, ruc-tion, according to a report made today bv the L'nited States bureau of public roads. The work for this district Is under tho supervision of U. J Finch, district engineer. W. N. Frlekstnd. senior highway high-way engineer . K. V. Matteson, senior highway enpineor. and A. li. Brown, highway engineer. Knuineer Frlck-tad Frlck-tad directs the work In Nevada and I lah with M at tenon assigned to t tab ork and Brown In charge f tho work l.i Nevada. In spite of the difficulty In securing efficient contractors, laborers and material ma-terial post road construction has attained at-tained large figures as shown by the following summary of the status of post road procedure in Utah and Nevada: Ne-vada: ESTLM VI ED I iibT. The estimated cost of projects under agreement js as loiiows: Utah. 11,97 1.550.07. Nevada. $2,-271,770.70, $2,-271,770.70, Distfict totai. 14.243,-120,86. 14.243,-120,86. The amount of federal aid Involved in these projects Is: ! l'tah, iS&,77C. OJ. Nevada, $1.1 33.-19. 33.-19. District total. $2.119.299 21. By the "Project Agreement" is meant a definite contract between the secretary of agriculture and the state t Ighway department. When the project proj-ect agreement Is executed bv both the secretary and the state, the state may begin to draw money on account of Work actually performed UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Of the above projects, the following uie actually uniler construction: Utah, $1,211,385.55; Nevada. $1,-Snt;,747.07 $1,-Snt;,747.07 District total. $3,065,132.-62. $3,065,132.-62. FEDERAL UD. The amount of federela aid involved in these projects under construction Is: 1 tab, $606,692,76; Nevada. $920. 012. 3r District lotul 61,6X1,706.10. in addition to project un ler agreement, agree-ment, preliminary approval has Ween given to project statements for the following amounts; Utah, 5 5,214.5B4 64 Ne .1I.1. $661, 64 1.27 District total. $5,896,206.91. The federal aid Involved In these project statements Is Utah. $2,541,601.95; Nevada. $324.-413 $324.-413 72. District total. $2,855,915.67 In the procedure prescribed, those project statements are followed by detail de-tail plans, specifications and CStlmatl , I upon which agreements arc drawn. As I soon as these plans are approved In the district office, construction may I begin. Flans relative to these project Statements to the following amounts j have been approved in the district office of-fice and the projects are finder construction con-struction or hlds nave bee,,' , , . ;eri cd 01 arc about to be received Utah. $737,327 83; Nevada. $124, 13S 63 District total, $591,107.46. l.WOl.v. 1 1 EDI K , Mil These Involve federal aid as follows: Utah. $380,326.20; Nevada, $68,-192,94 $68,-192,94 District total. $ 4 J x . 1 9 . 1 4 . The totul estimated cost of work under bnstructlop or read) :'oi con- I I actors 111 the district is therefore $:.-959,600 $:.-959,600 . OS, involving federal aid to the amount of $ 1 .970, 2 2 4 24- Federal aid vouchers actually approved ap-proved In the elistrict office leu payment pay-ment amount to: I tub. $136,808.88; Nevada, $350 S89.60. District total. $486,193.48. j At least $200,000 more' has be-on inod and vouchers will be approved las soon us submitted by the respective respec-tive states. It requires about three weeks from the time voucher la received re-ceived Ih the district office in proper form for the passage through the Washington office ami actual receipt by the state highway department |