Show Davis Road Work On Schedule The Davis County summer road program to improve and repair roads is well under under under un un- un- un der way and on schedule according to Commissioner Flint who supervises the road program IF FAVORABLE weather continues the Commissioner says the road program should be complete before unfavorable weather conditions arrive this fall Davis County has a heavy schedule in progress partly due to last winters winter's road damage plus planned new construction THE P PATCHING A program is complete Attention is given to resurfacing and seal coating Commissioner Flint is hoping for hot weather for this part of the work Resurfacing requires a layer of crushed rock mixed with surface oil which makes a cold mix on top of the existing existing existing exist exist- ing road surface Hot weather er makes for a better seal to the present road surface DAYLIGHT saving time is no saving to summer road roadwork roadwork roadwork work as the heat from the late hours of the day are arc favorable to surfacing At times it makes it necessary to work road equipment during the late hours The Commissioner warns travelers on newly surfaced roads to leave plenty of distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance between themselves and the vehicle ahead Small gravel thrown from the tires of the head vehicle breaks windshields Be safe and avoid a pitted windshield THERE WAS not as much surface damage to Davis Coun Coun- ty roads from winter weather I as was experienced by surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding areas The Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner attributes this toa toa to toa a process of seal coating put into practice five years ago where the surface protection to the road was given a better better better bet bet- ter seal to the moisture of winter months The sum of was set aside in this years year's budget budget budget bud bud- get for improvement of the roads This amount should meet the planned needs Road work should be ed by September 1 if weather remains favorable DAVIS COUNTY is fortunate fortunate fortunate fortu fortu- nate that some of the municipalities municipalities have enough road equipment to do most of their road work The smaller cities that have very little road equipment have to rely on county equipment to do their work Where this is the case the city pays for materials fuel and expenses and the county furnishes the equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment and crew to do the work I |