Show 0 PUBLIC ROAD construction about one half of all highways doing being built are being aided by the government Pro by th the un united ted stat department of what the new federal highway appropriation to be expended un under der the direction ol of the bureau of public roads united states department ot of agriculture will mean to the country Is accurately cura tely gauge gauged d in a synopsis prepared by bv the bureau showing the use to ik f t VJ A t I 1 n L I 1 A t y V construction nat ruction of a rock road which the previously appropriated by congress has been put up to december 31 81 2 hail had been put to work in projects either entirely complete or under construction to match that amount the states appropriated making a total of if placed end to end the roads to be paid for by this money would eb encircle cIrcle the earth fit at the equator and extend as tar far a as a from new york to san francisco on the second lap the total mileage of roads under construction all and d completed the departments records show was approximately miles of this milage malage miles was in projects entirely completed the balance of miles was in projects lu which were still under ca construction Is tru C tio 13 Z ut it reported ca per cent complete october 31 in those projects there was the equivalent of miles of ca completed in roads reads jo B 0 that the completed road to date was more ti than tan miles or nearly enough to encircle 1 the globe prior to five years ago the federal government took no active part in ill the road construction of the country today about one hau half of all roads under construction are being aided financially by the federal government and the c on etton Is subject to inspection ond nd approval ot of federal engineers |