Show WIDER HIGHWAYS WIN FAVOR originally engineers considered 10 foot roadway adequate now urge 20 feet former superintendent ot of III illinois enols highways S E brodt of dekalb IU i lie ho has lone done much to boost the good roads movement in his state says engineers originally considered a 10 foot lilg highway hway adequate to meet the needs of I 1 raffle between populous centers then they learned the folly of this contention I 1 and boosted the width it was finally made 16 feet roads are aide belne being built 18 feet in width and now come prominent engin engineers cers advocating a 20 foot highway the shoulder maintenance Is a prominent factor entering into this problem tile the upkeep of a shoulder usually exceeds the original cost of the extra eitra two feet of pavement it has been learned by experience for fer this reason highway experts are going on record advocating the wider pavement for trunk line highways the upkeep of shoulders Is very high especially where there Is heavy truck traffic le |