| Show Duchesne places Indian Canyon Road on high secondary priority of the Uintah Basin and those who live In Carbon who have long dreamed of an improved between the two areas saw another hurdle negotiated last week when the Duchesne County Commissioners to give the route a high priority in their secondary A letter prepared by the Highway Roads Committee of the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce was presented by the Kenneth asking the commissioners to take action on a priority at their regular meeting held last I Supporting the chamber in their appeal was a delegation from the Duchesne Lions which has been actively pushing the project for a long Is Number 1 On List At a meeting held the week before with the two state road commission officials and delegates from the Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club in the commission asked to have such a letter prepared and submitted the following They requested that some of the pressing reasons why the Indian Canyon project should rate an immediate and high priority be listed in the They a very comprehensive report on secondary road improvements in the county over the past 11 years given by Erin district engineer for the state road After taking the information into consideration the commissioners had gleaned from the meeting the week before with the two delegations and with Leonard and Francis member of the state road and after hearing the letter prepared and presented by the the commissioners voted to place the road project on their 1 priority Motion Is Approved Commissioner William after pointing out that the Home roads had been set up and actually were nearly ready for bid moved the Indian Canyon Highway be given the 1 priority on the county's list of secondary His motion also insisted the Utah State Road Commission be immediately advised by letter of the The motion seconded by Commissioner Elmer Chairman of the Lyle expressed his approval of the and the motion was passed May See 1959 Start is a possible chance that if the State Road Commission gets the Duchesne County Commissioners green light on the actual work might begin next At least the surveys could be made and some of the other preliminary work Carbon county is well ahead of Duchesne with surveying and securing right-of-ways already in Approximately is being spent by the state on the Carbon county It is anticipated a delegation from the two counties will ask an audience with the State Road and their Executive Director in the near future to further discuss the project and try to spur them on to fast |
