Show Meet To Dis Discuss New Interstate Highway Route Routing for lor forty lorty miles of or Interstate Highway in Summit and Morgan Counties will be proposed by the State Department of Highways at a 1 public hearing next week according to Cray C. C ray Taylor lor Burton Murton Director of or Highways The public hearing will willbo bo ho held heM at the North Summit High School 2 pm p.m. Monday January 1 30 20 1 Tho rho sections of Interstate Highway under er consi consideration cration are arc miles of Interstate Highway SON in Morgan and Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit Counties and 29 miles mites of or Interstate Highway 80 in Summit County Tho The combined estimated construction C cost is 22 million The Tho Department of or Highways has already completed 27 miles mUes of or Interstate te Highway In Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan County This Is a n six lane divided highway with one structure structure structure ture from Morgan eastbound to Round Valley Construction cost coot of or this section was West of or this completed section I another Interstate project from Stoddard to Morgan Is current I ly Jy 80 percent complete This I Is Js for 33 miles of or highway with three major structures at a construction construction construction con con- cost of 1 million I In Summit County 68 08 miles of Interstate Highway has been com completed from Wasatch to Castle Rock This was a four lane Jane divided highway with seven major structures at nt a construction construction Jc tion cost of 19 10 million Currently Currently Currently Cur Cur- underway and 25 percent complete Is another project on interstate Highway 80 from Wanship to Silver Creek Junction Junc Junc- Junction JunctIon tion a distance of 86 miles This Is a 22 million construe construe- I ton Von assignment with five major structures The tentative construction program program pro pro- gram for the Interstate highways highways high high- ways under consideration In Morgan and Summit Counties Isto isto is la lato to commence tho the major portion of construction In the Spring of 1962 Tentatively programmed f for c r programmed for construction In Morgan and Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit Counties In 1962 1062 would be bethe bethe bethe the following Summit County From Wanship Wanship Wanship Wan- Wan ship to Echo Junction and Echo Junction to the Emory railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road overpass along Interstate Highway SO 86 Morgan County from Round Valley Vattey to the Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit Morgan County Line alon along Interstate Highway 80 SO N. N The section between Emory and Castle Rock Is tentatively scheduled for fol construction In 1963 The missing link from Echo Junction through tie tie-nt-fer to the Summit Morgan County County County Coun Coun- ty Line would be left for future future future fut fut- ure consideration The proposed route east from the E Echo ho Jun Junction U n to towards towards towards to- to wards Castle Rock nock Is o on one of the most critical sc sections in the state stale that Serves as a major highway for tor cross country traffic traffic fic said C. C Taylor burton Director of ot Highways This Is du due to the narrow canyon walls watt the proximity to the railroad and the river Mr Burton emphasized that access to the recreation area arro it t the Echo Reservoir and antI private Industry would not be Interrupted Interrupt Interrupt- ed during construction IV Round Valle yI d AU Alignment ef et l j 4 t j I INTERSTATE SOs f t 4 a. a WAN SHIP AND CASTLE RO ROCK br 1 and jr Jo 1 1 ac c. c iz Caul 1 A INTERSTATE 80 Nt Idt z j Slide f TW AND ROUND J. J t r J 1 c fr a frk t n r CROY tf 1 i fJ Jr j r i l t Ys 1 4 ti a i e pia a t w n- n i ftc IL 4 fi ITh J I 1 a J d Y d-Y I I a fir T I 1 l 1 ii 1 s t t. k t 0 C x I f t him It County Coty r i l' l 1 e w 1 I Fr t u r. r fY I o c 0 1 44 ill 7 4 Rest caS it italians k f P j Irv j a A 1 I is 1 L f y e. e 9 4 t I Close neon of the 1 here Close neon of the 1 here study map pictured answers some longtime long time questions without giving actual details The highway goes on the west side of Coalville leaving the present Main Street route It j proceeds down the west side of Echo Reservoir joining up with present 30 in a gigantic interchange Coming down Echo Canyon the Highway is on the other side of the railroad from the present 30 location In the rugged section in Morgan County f from om the county line to the end of Round Valley the highway to stay on the south side of the railroad all the way co completely eliminating the dangerous underpass between Taggarts Taggart's and Devils Devil's Slide Interesting question Will they move the whole mountain mountain moun moun- tain in The Narrows just above the Slide to ma make e room for another highway beside the second one a Interesting question The highway as pictured parallels the Union Pacific past Taggarts Will it go through two two spurs tunneled by the railroad in tunnels or cu cuts un |