Show Antelope Causeway Closi By LE ANN BLODGETT At least one the Antelope Island causeway has been washed away and several of road damaged by late spring storms and unusually high runoff into the Great Salt BYRON project Utah State Highway said is doubtful the road can be repaired for tourist travel this The seven-mile causeway stretches from the west lip of Syracuse to the north tip of Antelope The north part of the island has been developed Into a state park with swimming picnic and camp and observation THE RESORT has been popular not only to out-of-state tourists but to local travelers as Some of the best lake and sunset scenes in the western United States can be seen from Antelope In recent more than persons annually have visited the Island waded and swam in the and enjoyed the picnic facilities despite the pesky brine fly and mosquitoes prevalent on the BUT SINCE the road first began washing away last March it has become according to Park Ranger Dennis who resides on the road was slowly washing just as it has in past but a heavy rain and wind that night knocked out large sections of the making it DALRYMPLE said stale road crews have been working on the road several using in emergency road funds for the But this was only the Contracts for million to pave the causeway and park facilities is to be opened soon and the road to the it is will be permanently some tons of fill material to rebuild being hauled from the island to the washed out Since the fill dirt Is on the It is necessary that the site working 10 hours a four days a They are island and commute only on ACCESS TO THE area is by private road which connects WUI Temple west of Salt Lake Crews had to receive special use the road on a restricted it was Vl Dalrymple said it will lake up to two months to complete operation before the major job of paving can even THERE is little hope of traffic on the road this summer the project will be sufficient to avoid any future the island can be further we will open the road on weekends only after has been completed if the travel docs not interfere he mJ THE NEW causeway will be built on top of the present road about five and then The added height and strength of tin should withstand high water which has been destructive to the project engineer Weaver said plans for development oh the island include f 3 power and sewage a paved road a visitors if I marina and improved beach ABOUT million will be spent on the road leading is expected to be completed by the rail of and the spent for development of the park he |