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Show STATE TO CONSTRUCT MM MILES OF NEW ROADS j Plans for the expenditure of nearly 5,000,0(N) on the roads of Utah wore approved at the weekly meeting of the. state road commission yesterday afternoon. af-ternoon. Following are the plans as ap- proved: Castle Oato to Duchesne, surfaced earth road; length. 45 miles; serving a population of 4100 persons; esu-nialed esu-nialed cost, $1.11.132.10. Ogden to Hooper, macadam road; lncth. B.6 miles; estimated cost, $C1,-' $C1,-' 340.44. Price to Emery, sections of earth, macadam and hard surface roads, length 03 miles; serving 92S0 persons: per-sons: estimated cost. 1660,000. Thompsons to Moab, surfaced earth road; length, 35 miles, serving population popu-lation of 1620 persons'; estimated cost, $100,000. IfOftb to LaSal, surfaced earth KM4; length. 24 miles; serving popllatmn of 22.r. persons; estimated cost $68,000. I LaSal to Montiecllo. surfaced earth 'road; length. 36 miles, serving population pop-ulation of 6u0; estimated cost, $104,-000. $104,-000. Monticrllo to P.landlng, surfaced ! earth road, length. 2" miles; serving ! population of 950; estimated com. j $72,000. I Delta-Holden-Kanosh. sections of 'surfaced earth and hard surface roads; length. miles; serving population .of tlSO; estimated cost, $326,000. Durh- sne to Vernal, hard surfac road, length, 61 miles, serving popu-lation popu-lation of 13,920; estimated cost. $7SS, IMlfl l.und to Cedar Pity, surfaced earth road; length 34 miles; serving population popu-lation of 5052; estimated cost, $100,. 000. ; Cedar city to St. George, hard surface sur-face road; length, 56 miles; serving population of 8270 . estimated cost. 1071,000. Beaver to Milford. surfaced c.ir'Y i road, now nearly completed; length. '33 miles, serving population of ih estimated cost, $39,600. Tremonton to Snowville. surfaced earth road; length. 45 miles: serving population of 1S00; estimated cost $100,000. Cedar Pity to Burkhorn, hard surface sur-face road, length 35 miles, estimated jcost. $l20.rtoo. Pangultch to Kanab. surfaced earth road, length. 72 mile, serving popu- latlon of 2790; estimated cost, $200,-000. $200,-000. lvn to Scipio. hard surface road, length. 2S miles; estimated cost. ISM.OOO. Blanding to Bluff, earth road; length 28 miles; serving population of 36'1; estimated cot, $3: Mar sv tie to Panguitch. macadam road; length, 55 miles; serving population pop-ulation of 6072; estimated coat, $3.- "U". Junction to Encalan'e MUflMwO earth road; lenKth .". nnlcn i-rvln population of 1500. tsiiruaied coal. 1120, Paraconah to Orton. earth road; length 20 miles; serving population of 000; estimated cost. $::4.S00. Milford to Newhouse. earth road; j length 25 mile; serving population j of 350. estimated cost. $30,000. RichfU-ld to HanksvlMc. earth road; length 140 miles, servlnr population of 2558. estimated cost. $101 Moraan City. Littleton. Peterson. Stoddard to Morgan City, macadam lation of 2776; estimate dcost, $102.-00" $102.-00" From Wyoming slate line Antelope Ante-lope and Manila to l.lnwond, -:nh road, length, 14 miles: serving population popu-lation of 500; estimated cost 121,000 Federal aid in theio projects will amount, it is estimated. $?li.. 031 92. As a result, there will be a connected system of good roads to all parts of the state. Of th-- amount to bo expended. th rountic will be railed upon to bear I a total of $IS:..CI7 i m pro v emcnts in t he'aouhern1 DparMof i the state wore heard at the meeting yesterday. The contract and bonds ! Lake -Ogden road were approved and J signed by the governor m Um SSSSJl ing. and the work at CentcrviUe and Farmington will proceed at once. |