New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-06-13
CONSTRUCTION
STARTS ON FEDERAL
ROAD PROJECTS
MORE FEDERAL AID PRO
JEcTs UNDER INvEsrIGA.
TION. FARMINGTON-ALBU.
QUERQUE ROAD STARTS
FOR CONSTRUCTION

The State Highway Department
has made substantial increases in the
office and field forces the past week.
More Federal aid road projects are
being investigated with a view of
making a comprehensive state high
way system Leslie A. Gillett, the
much time in the field on road mat
tiers. The county authorities are
taking a keen interest in the road
program in their respective counties
and are anxious to cooperate with
the state highway department in de-
veloping better systematic road con-
struction.
SAsts Fs Trail
Contractors Aishou & Miiiard OF
Pueblo, Colo. have received their
outfit and have begun work on Fed
eral aid project No. J from Santa
Fe to Pankey's gate. The Midland
Bridge Company. which has the con-
tract Tor the construction of the cui-
verts and bridges on this stretch Of
road are getting ready for work. II
is necessary that they build the
bridges and cuiverts promptly that
the surfacing work may not be de-
layed.
Mssealero Saads Read
All the machinery needed for con-
struction of Federal aid project No
3 across the Aescalero sands in
Chaves County has arrived. J. A.
Kiassner. the superintendent Of
construction has his force organized
Construction will begin on the 10Th
and be pushed to completion. This
is six and one-half mile link in
the Roswell-Lovineson road
Santa Fe Canyon Road
Construction OF this important
road up the canyon from Santa Fe
is well under way under the sup
ervision of county road superinten-
dent Thorpe. Nearly all of the sum
of sl.s000O. contributed by Santa Fe
citizens, has been raised The For
est Service contributes 81 5000
Ration to Colorado Line Road
II appears that work will soon be-
g,n.,on this important link in the
Scenic Highway Of ten miles from
Ration to the Colorado state line
This road has become very bad, the
cheap construction of previous years
VsNh Wotu Outs tu0
plan TO build q permanent highway.
This is the entrance to New Mex
sco from the north and carries .
heavy travel
Surveys .
A number OF projects are being
shaped up to submit to the Federal
Bureau OF roads. Me final location
survey Of Federal aid Project No
Is is ready to begin. Later the
plans, specifications, and estimates
will 90 to Washingtoa for final ap-
proval This is an Eddy county pro-
ject from Carlsbad to the Lea eoun-
ty line. Project No 2. a six n1e
r@ad from Gallup to Fl Wingate,
is being submitted to the Federal
Bureau Of Roads. n il approved, q
is hoped than construction may
start in 1910.
Preliminary surveys are soon To
be made of Federal project No. =
from Texieo via Clovis south to .hs
Roosevelt county line and project No.
"a from this poin, to Portaies. Thb
sVetoh Of road is ALREADY one Of
the best roads in the state
Fsrmin eton- n-Albuqssrsue Road
The law establishing this road pro-
vided for a special levy by Bersa-
lilo. Sandovai. Rio Arriba, San Juso
counties. This levy has already been
made BY these counties. II is plan
ned 20 issue certificates Of indet-
tedness TO anticipate this levy to
make funds available for eonstrve-
ton. II is expected than actual wosk
can be started on this trunk line
highway this year
Santa Fe-Tass Read
One-half mile OF very heavy oos-
struotion on the Taos end Of the
Santa Fe-Taos road has beea com
pleied BY the ooryic, force nov co
pioyed on this work There are
around fifty eonvic,s a, work on thu
rad