South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-21
COMPLETE DETAILED
SURVEYS OF ideal
HIGHWAY" PROJECT
Make Progress in Plans For
Building of perfect
Lake County Road.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 20.-De-
tailed surveys of that section of the
Lincoln highway between Dyer and
Schererville in Lake county, In
diana, have been completed. This
is the section of the transcontinental
road tentatively determined upon by
the board Of directors of the Lincoln
Highway association as the location
for the ideal section" Of modern
interstate highway which the asso-
citation proposes to build as an OBJ
ject lesson embodying the most adj
vanced modern highway specifca-
tons.
Lockwood, Greene & Co. engin-
GERS, in cooperation with w. G.
Thompson, the Lincoln Highway as
sociation's consulting highway en-
sineer, have completed extensive in
vestigations on the ground and COM
piled a vast amount of technical
data concerning topography. drain
age, soil conditions, costs, etc. The
final design of this short section Of
road, which is expected to surpass
in adequacy, permanancy and beau
ty, any section Of rural highway
now existing in the United States. is
being rapidly brought to compile
ton, in accordance with the general
principles laid down by the tech
nical committee. appointed TO con-
slider the general problem of mod
ern main highway specifications.
Would Beautify Route.
While the highway engineers arc
IN, hn
roadway itself Jens Jensen, the ia
NOUS landscape architect of Chi
cagO, has completed extensive
studies of the natural beauties OF
the terrain at the tentative loca-
ton, which is we'll forested, and is
engaged in the development OF a
plan for its Identification which will
be worked out along the right-of-
way.
Another meeting OF the technical
committee will be called in the near
future to consider the final tentative
plans, prepared by the association
engineers and Mr.. Jensen. 1t is
expected that before the committee
finally passes upon the completed
plans, an inspection trip over the
suggested location will be made by
the committee as a whole, providing
it's members, who are from widely
scattered sections Of the union, with
an opportunity Of visualizing the
completed Improvement as il will fit
in with the conditions existing at
the location so far considered most
desirable. This location is about 40
miles south OF Chicago. near the
Indiana Illinois state line.
Inspects Proposed Site.
1t is believed that only some now
unforeseen obstacle to the carrying
through Of the Lincoln Highway as
sociatiOn's ambitious plan will pre-
vent the final construction Of the
ideal stretch in Lake county. Re
Gently J. y. Gum. president both OF
the Lincoln Highway association and
of the United States Tire Co, and
vice president OF the United States
Rubber Co, which orga nization
through its interest in the aSsocia-
tons work is making available the
funds required 70 build the section,
spent a day on the ground between
Dyer and Schererville, investigating
carefully every feature Of the loca-
ton. in company with A. F. Bement.
vice president and secretary OF the
Lincoln Highway association. Pres't
Gum seemed pleased with the ten
tative location and its ease Of access
from Chicago and stated that II no
obstacles were met with in securing
the cooperation OF the property
owners in providing the 1Oo-root
right OF way required, and II the
cooperation Of the communities and
county necessary in carrying
through the project could be secur-
ed. that there was little doubt but
what the section would finally be
built at that point. The state OF
Indiana has already assured it's f.
nancial assistance.
Many Preliminarfes Involved.
Much remains 20 be done before
the actual construction OF the sec
ton can be undertaken. In connec-
ton with a project OF this charac-
ter, educational IN purpose. and in
which the cooperation Of so many
agencies is involved. the detailed ar
rangements requisite 10 the success
Of the project which must be COM