New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-23
STATE HIGHWAY
Department IS
ACTIVE ON ROADS
RUSH WORK ON PLANS. SUR.
VEYING PARTIES BUSY.
CONTRACTS LET FOR CON.
sTRUCTIoN OF STATE AND
FORREST SERVICE ROADS

has been exceptionally busy this
week. Work on plans and specifioa-
tions for Federal aid road projects
I, is being rushed Three surveyin !
parties in the field are either getting
final figures on contemplated pro-
jects or making preliminary invest
igations.
State Highway Engineer Leslie A.
Gillett is just back from tour OF
inspection of roads in Grant, Luna,
Dona Ana, Sierra and Socorro coun-
ties. He discussed with the local
authorities plans for systematic
road building. He also Investigated
several changes OF location OF roads
in Socorro County
Assistant Highway Engineer A, O..
Peabody is spending the week in
the eastern part Of the state and
looking over roads ready for cons
truction and other roads under con-
sideration in Curry, Roosevelt, De
Baca. Chaves, Eddy, and Lea COUP
ties.
Bids Asked on Valencia Road
The State Highway Department
is advertising for bids for the con-
struction of twenty-one miles of
road from Armijo to Rio Puerco in
Valencia County. This is known as
Federal aid project No 4. Bids are
asked for the grading and the sur
facing OF gravel and crushed rack,
and also on bridges and ou.verts,
The bids will be opened by State
Engineer Leslie A. Gillett June 24th.
Lea County Sends Funds
Lea County has made the first pay
ment of its share OF the cost of
Federal aid project No. 10 This is
a piece OF bad road across the sands
about five miles long, near the Eddy
County line, being a link in the
Carlsbad-Lovington road. The plans
are nearing completion and actual
construction will be under way in the
summer
The Mesealero Sand. Road
Preparations are progressing 10
build Federal aid project No.
across the Mesealero sands on the
Roswell-Lovlngton road. The ma
chinery recently ordered will arrive
in the near future. Mr.. Peabody is
arranging for the construction BY
force account while in Chaves Coun-
ty this week.
Roswell l-Comanehe Springs Road
! Ii is expected that a decision will
be reached by tomorrow as 10 the
grading and surfacing OF Federal aid
project No. - from Roswell to Co
manche Springs. Bids have beer
asked twice for this construction. bu,
no satisfactory bids were received
Efforts have been made since the
bids were rejected TO find salts
/ factory way OF getting construction
started. The contract for the con-
struction of bridges and culverts was
let to the Midland Bridge Company
Taos-Santa Fe Road
/ Actual construction is now in pro-
gsess on the road from Taos to Santa
/ Fe. The work starts at Ranches in
Taos county. Forty oonvicts have
been sent TO work on this road.
San Juan County
4 District Engineer J. c. Harvey is
/ in San Juan County this week. He
is directing the work oi giving the
( finishing touches on the approaches
10 the new government bridge al
I Pennington. Other repair work j,
also being done in the county by Mr.
Harvey.
Silver City-Sants Rita Road
. The State Highway Department has
a surveying party in the field on the
proposed road from Silver City to
Santa Rita l. is proposed 10 build
concrete road The territory ),
difficult and it IS likely that II will
cost hall q million dollars 70 build
the road The traffic over iris road
will be heavy from the min rg camp
and Fl Bayard Il Will require much
time to find the best route prepare
plans and obtain the approval Of he
plans by the government and cons
tructiou therefore can not be eX-
pecied 20 begin for some TIME The
lcnrth of the road ., about seventeen
~ les
Gallup -Zuni Road
The county Of Mckinley Is pre-
pariug TO pat the road from eaiu
10 Zaai in firsg class condition From
Gallup to R7mah % j., state h'.h-
wav The County proposes O. Den q
20 the north line 0i fh. Zun l7iiar
reservation The Cove-1mcrt ha.
agreed to Tx the road from the -il-
iage of Zuni 70 the reservation line
. The travel Is increasing .s thc conn
try is setting mp MANY r1urisr- sl-I
Ike to visit II Indian village
Hondo -Neseaiero Road
s contra-ci has been le' or th,
corstructirn Of the r77i from HoriC
10 the Ncsralero Indian reservation
'ine through thr Lincoln Forest 70
Lincoln County q distance ~ twenty
SIX and o1e half miie- Improve
ments arc ai=o being n 10y -h,
Indian sery &C and Otero County tc
Tularosa
This road opens the playground ir
the forest district of the Ruiaoro
The cost OF the Hordo road IS Sl23.
5000
HiRhrolls- Weed Road
4 contract for the construction o'
isections 4 and 2 OF the Highrolls
Weed road has been let. a dsstanc,
OF seven and half miles. at cos
of SSs!655-5S Bids will be opene-
for an additional section Nav 18th
This road lies in the Lincoln Va
tional forest IN Otero County. Thi.
road will run from Aiamoeordo b,
way OF Highrolls and Mountain Parl
Through the Sacramento mountains
70 Weed