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Show I W WORK ON I fi. R. CROSSING Riverdale Viaduct Expected to Be Completed By Next HI SurvcVs ovr the Riverdale cross-1 MM Inc of the Union Pacific railroad and ( MM over the Weber river have been. com-1 II n'.etert bv sum officials and engineers r.f the U. S bureau of public roads ac- 111 mrdlng to B. J . Finch, district ent-MM ent-MM neer The new viaduct which will dp 13 feet lone: will be constructed of! I concrete Other section of the via-j MM Suet will be added to this structure the MM ,nst wing to 'extend over Che weoer HI n t kt $173,000 II The viaduct and Improvements at the Riverdale crossing win be con-. v, ru ted at a cost of I17S.00Q accord-1 Inc to Engineer Finch r this amount the state will pay $69,000, the federal, MM government jss.oou and the I nlon Pa- ,fic railroad company the remaining II Construction work will l-e started HH Immediately, as it Is planned t. have the structure completed and ready for H use during the early fall. Plana for HH the first section of the Viaduct over Uic Union Pacific tracks have n H completed and have been accepted b HH railroad officials. Plans for the re- HH n.nnlng parts of the viaduct arc bc- HH irK prepared and will be presented to HH state and government representatives HH vithln the next two weeks. The Riverdale crossing Is regarded HH as on0 of lM0 nr,-91 dangerous in the HH 9at0 and with the completion of the H overhead crossover, will ! e iinlii.iH'1 H Several fatal accidents have occurred H this crossing CHANGE ROAD H Present plans call for the road east H of the, tracks to be extended south H nbout 100 yards, the viaduct to be H constructed over the tracks and river HH irom the hill, thua eliminating the H erection of two viaducts. H With the surveys completed all that H remains to start the work now Is the H acceptance of tho remaining plans H which are being worked out by engl- |