Show RO Road Damage g S Serious rious on 44 Extensive sive road d damage mage to Utah State Route 44 was was was' reported by District 6 Utah Highway Department Department Depart Depart- ment Engineer Earl A A. A Johnson to Director of Highways Henry C. C Helland today According to Mr Johnson s some some me five miles of Utah State Route Rout 44 In the Sheep cre Creek k karea area on the north slope of the has been completely Mr Johnson Indicated a forest highway project completed last year totaling has been completely washed away Just to make the road travelable as an emergency measure will past fast st Indicated Mr John John- Son lion T E t This was a very unusual flash flood continued Mr Johnson The water brought down trees estl- estl t to be over years old Which Indicated no such extensive flood had occurred during the thelast last Bast years Mr Johnson blamed unusually heavy snow pack lying at the to foot level plus warm torrential rains for the damage Snow atthe at atthe t the higher elevations rem remains ns In Inthe Inthe the mountains Before any any emergency road repairs repairs re reo pairs can be made the area must be allowed to dry out before the ground Is workable said Mr Johnson John John- son son Heavy rain Is still falling failing in inthe inthe the area According to Director of Highways High Highways ways ways Henry C C. Holland Kelland a slon will be made within the next f few w W days what remedial acts action pl be ta taken n by the Highway DeI De- De j I P The h he e one Issue w which hick fr nU w Us according to Mr it hand lland whether i whether the damaged d shoo l be rep repaired red or a m ml more r rr r Sy location le-location canon for tor a new roa road d bi |