| Show Bids Advertised On Structure For Freeway The Utah State Department of of Highways advertised for forbids forbids forbids bids this week for a structure structure- on the interstate system to cross Second South in downtown downtown down down- town Salt Lake City When this contract is awarded all structures and grading will be under contract with the exception exception exception tion of a a paving contract THE FOUR hun hundred foot structure is of the concrete box girder type and is to be built with three spans The overpass will be constructed on a graceful curve and will carry s southbound Interstate 15 traffic wishing to go west on Interstate SO The structure will be 24 feel feet wide and is designed to carry one lane of or high speed traffic merging the two interstate routes together The overpass is expected to cost about and nd working days willbe will willbe willbe be allowed for the completion of the contract The structure is but one of oC 70 on the interstate interstate interstate inter inter- state system in the Salt Lake ooL w City area between Beck Deck Street and South TilE THE HIGHWAY department will ask for bids for paving the interstate in this area in inthe inthe inthe the fall of oC this year and it is will be carrying traffic by the fall of or 1964 just a year away Paving on the interstate in downtown Salt Lake will be of the rigid t type Pe Director of Highways C C. C Taylor Burton said It celt is necessary necessary necessary essary to use concrete pacing here because of oC the high traffic traffic traC- traC fic d density on the interstate within the city limits because it would be nearly impossible and very expensive to main main- Railroad Apprentices h It i p. p tain an asphalt surface THERE ARE some sections sections sections sec sec- of the Salt Lake City portion of the interstate that will be carrying more than cars per day To close closedown closedown closedown down just one lane will be a great inconvenience to traffic and costs of repairs high because because because be be- cause only a very short section section section sec sec- tion of roadway could be taken out of oC service at one time The rigid type of of paving is the only answer for this tillS busy roadway in Salt Lake City |
