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Show Route Selected For East? West Freeway The route for the new east-west east-west freeway, beginning at Parleys Par-leys Canyon and running- along a general 24 th South route to 4th West, was announced last week by the State Road Commission. Com-mission. The plans were disclosed by C. Taylor Burton, Chairman of the State Road Commission, Salt Lake City engineering representatives representa-tives concurring. The proposal, according to Mr. Burton, will now be submitted to the Salt Lake City Commission Commis-sion in map form for its approval. approv-al. Mr. Burton said Salt Lake has already given its green light. The roadway will cross the D&RG tracks at approximately 21th East, skirt the tracks to 17th East and then following closely 24th South to the pro-..,, posed north-south freeway at 4 th West. According to plans, the freeway free-way will be construction on earth fill to allow underpasses for existing ex-isting roads. It will be a four-lane four-lane divided highway from the Parleys interchange to 20th East and a six-lane from there west. Major interchanges will be located at the mouth of Parleys Canyon and at the link with the 4th West Freeway. Others interchanges inter-changes will be at State St., 7th East, Driggs Ave. at approximately approxima-tely 13th East and 20th East. Approval from the Salt Lake City Commission, Mr. Burton said, will signal the go-ahead for legally reserving all property a-gainst a-gainst any new building construction con-struction or other development. The project could be programmed program-med by the state for right-of-way purchase July 1 or anytime thereafter there-after if no hitches develop, the state official declared. |