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Show I NEW ROAD TO I SOUTH PLANNED Riverdale Viaduct May Be Abandoned; West Ogden Route Proposed With all work on the proposed Riverdale Riv-erdale Crossing and viaduct halted indefinitely in-definitely by the state road commission commis-sion the project may be abandoned, according to reports circulated In i igden today. Several reasons have been Riven lot the dclav In tho construction of tho project, one being the enormous in crease In the amount for the structure struc-ture over tho original estimate Tho original amount asked for was $1J.-000 $1J.-000 This amount has been increased to nearly $300,000 since, which la held prohibitive. I At a meeting recently held at Pan Tike the state was asked to draw up new plans on tho bridge and viaduct with the sole purpose of constructing the project at as small a figure as possible pos-sible and still make a first-class job at the affair. Since that time the. state has sus-pended sus-pended all work on the plans. An investigation in-vestigation .of a new route is now being be-ing made, it Is stated. Under the new plans, which have been considered by state and federal officials and railroad officials, traffic would be direct o west over the Twen-ty-ourth street viaduct to Colorado avenue and thence south. This road goes almost directly south and join:? the state highway at "Death curve." near Clinton. Under this , system the dangerous curve which has resulted in several serious accidents and scv eral steep grades would be eliminated The money necessary to construct the Riverdale viaduct would bo more ihan enough to pave the proposed now route and would be much cheaper for all parties concerned, it was said. . Although no definite action has been taken by the state, it Is said thai thfl j1 new route has been given eonsldera I Hon and may be the final chol c Disposition of the Riverdale cross- i ing has not been determined. State officials expect to complete: I details for an early meeting at which time final details for this change will bo discussed. With the state bridge, work suspended sus-pended at Riverdale crossing, activity I is now being directed to other Mruc- ! tures In various parts of the state, It 1 is said. |