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Show oo NEW N il W IN PUIS 1 State of Pennsylvania Constructs Con-structs 410 Miles of Roads During 1920 Sason HARRIS BURG. Pa.. Jan. . The . state highway departrhmt of Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania during the se-u.'on of 1920 i has built approximately 410 miles of i concrete roadway, eighteen feet in Width. This Is a world's record for1 one year activity In the construction of this tvpe of highway. I The maintenance forces of the state ! I highway department during 1920 entirely en-tirely resurfaced 377 miles of macad- ! am highway and surfacetreatcd US'.' miles of the wune type of thorougfare. In aJl. tho forces of this department maintained 0 503 miles of roadway. Of I tills mileage. 463 miles were in bor-! I ougbs and state-aid roads. I In 1H1 9 the state completed the construction of 203 miles of concrete I highway. Tho Pennsylvania hlghw; department depart-ment now baa under construction approximately ap-proximately .160 miles of concrete paving pav-ing the completion of which wa Impossible Im-possible on account of weather conditions. condi-tions. The department plans to award i tracts for an additional 350 miles or concrete roadwsy early in 1921 m hopes to be able to complete not lea than 600 miles of durable hlghwa; this year. During the year Just psii I the hlghwu department was sorri' -I what handicapped by the lack uf ma-I ma-I tertats and becanae of :iic great dif-1 dif-1 flcUlty In trar.sporting maier.als from |