Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-13
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GOOD ROAD WORK
NOW IN PROGRESS

Club Of Southern California has pre-
pared report on just what new high
ways are planned or are under course
of construction.
According to officials of the club,
there has never been greater activ-
ity in road building than at the pres
ent time. 1t is the, outgrowth of the
activity of the Automobile Club which
started some years ago and has swept
the state since.
A map on file at the Auto Club
headquarters shows that San Diego
county has practically completed it's
system of good roads, and that those
which have been built are excellent.
In that progressive county good roads
lead to nearly all places of impor-
tance and many long pleasure tours
have been provided for motorists.
At the present time San Diego is
buildir G new road connecting the
city with Tia Juana, on the Mexican
border, and this will provide a trip
of importance to 1915 visitors.
Orange county at this time is the
center of Southern California road
building activity, according to Secre-
tary Standish L. Mitchell of the Au-
tomohile Club. With bond issue to
work with, Orange county is building
many important connections. Notable
among these is the long highway
leading from Rincon through the San
ia Ana canyon, Anaheim and Cypress
to Anaheim Landing.
Two other new projects in Orange
county which are of interest to all
motorists are the routes leading from
Santa Ana to Laguna and Huntington
beaches. Orange county is rapidly
giving motorists some splendid beach
drives, which will appeal to all dur
ing the summer season. Among these
is the connection to the county line
of the road from Santa Ana to Long
Beacn. The Whittier road, from the
county line below Whittier through
Orange county is rapidly nearing
completion.
Besides these main arteries, there
are feeders from Olinda through Pla-
centia and from Northam through
Buena Park to the county road.
In Los Angeles county there is a
new road projected from Torrance to
the beach at Redondo. 1t is also prac.
tically assured that the road from
Clifton to San Pedro along the
beach through the Palo Verde ranch
will be widened and graded for motor
car traffic. This will form an i'm
portant connecting link for the all
coast road to San Diego.
Another important link on this
road is the one along the coast from
Playa del Rey to Manhattan Beach.
Frank M. Jordan of the Auto Club
has been assured that work on this
all-coast road will be rushed to COM
pletion for the latter part of 1915.
From Los Angeles to the sea there
is another road of Importance lead
ing almost direct from the route of
PicO street, as we'll as the National
boulevard from Palms. A second
Cahaenga Pass through the Santa
Monica mountains is that projected
by way of Benedict canyon, connect
ing Van Nuys and Beverly Hills,
which will give the valley motorists
a short cut to Santa Monica.
Riverside county is in the van of
good road builders at the present
time. With workable bond issue.
new highways are under course of
construction for the motorists and
agriculturists at all points. So many
good rev roads are projected by Rv-
erside county that to give a complete
resume at this time would call for
an exclusive column.
San Bernardino county is planning
to build some new roads as soon as
the bond issue has been passed.
The Imperial Valley is veined with
good roads, with an important. pro-
ject of bringing road through the
mountains from Warmers ranch to
the valley. Along the route of the
Ocean-to-Ocean highway by the Sal
ton sea improvements are projected
which will be of vital importance to
all transcontinental motorists coming
through the Imperial Valley. Melons
and other garden produce are being
sent to San Diego now on the i'm
proved road by way of the famous
Mountain Springs grade.
In Santa Barbara, as in San Diego,
no important new roads are project
ed, since that county has completed
extensive highways which are the joy
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