The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-23
Do EXTENSIVE
WORK ON TRAIL
SUM 81 200 800 BE EXPENDED ON
ROUTE IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

Pierre, May 23-ApproXimatel
81 200, 500 is the estimated cost of
the 207 miles of road the Black and
Yellow trail, between Elkton, where
it enters South Dakota from Mime
sofa, west to Spearfish where il
crosses into Montana. Work is in
progress in IL of the 13 counties
through which the trail passes and
is divided into 19 separate projects,
IL of them federal aid and the re-
naming eight state aid undertak-
ings
Many Of these projects are COM
pleted or nearly so and are ready to
be taken over by the state, others
will be completed during the sum-
mer, so that by fall the Black and
Yellow will be one of the best trans
state trails crossing from eastern to
western South Dakota. A large part
of the federal aid projects call for
gravel surfacing.
Commencing with the federal aid
projects in Brookings county on the
east, grading is in progress on a
stretch 11.39 miles long. eXtendine
from Volga west TO the Kingsbury
county line, one-half miles south of
Arlington, where it joins federal aid
propect number 26. running north
westward through Arlington and
then west through Lake Preston for
a total distance Of 1873 miles. 1t is
contemplated to gravel both of
these projects. The estimated cost
S89,593, while that in Kingsbury is
estimated will cost $100,432, both
exclusive of gravel top coating.
In Beadle county the federal aid
project extends from Huron to Ca
YOUR and is SAG miles long. 1t is
being graveled to a width of "a feet
and is estimated will cost $99,-
394.88 The work will be complet-
ed this summer.
( With federal aid, Hand county
contracts call for a stretch 1903
miles long with a 24-foot graveled
surface, extending from Miller west
ward to the county line. The esti-
mated cost is $135, ,805.40. At the
Hyde county line this road joins fed
eral aid project number 10, extend
ing westward 6.96 miles to High
more. The same gravel surfacing as
in Hand will be continued here. The
stretch is estimated to cost $685.
562.95.
In Hughes county a federal aid
project extends from a point lis
miles northeast of Pierre into the
capital city and is practically com
pleted. The 4.47 miles adjacent tc
Pierre is graveled to a width of q
feet, while the remainder has q
splendid dirt surface. The estimated
cost was $61,265.34.
Original plans for the Stanley
county federal aid project called fol
1876 miles of road construction wes
from FIT. Pierre. However, only 4,75
miles is under way. The estimated
cost of this piece is s41,S33.84. Sur
facing is not contemplated at pres
ent
Three and 47001 miles of roaC
are being constructed along thu
trail with federal aid in Haakor
count from a point east into Philip
This will be graveled and is estimat
ed will cost $52,948.S3.
No federal aid work is underwa.
along the trail which passes for ;
short distance across the northwes
corner of Jackson county, but IL
Pennington county, starting at th'
Cheyenne river, work is in progress
on ga miles west into Wasta. TIL
easterly five miles of this projec
will be graveled, while the balance
which is on high plateau, will hav'
a dirt surface. The estimated cos
of the entire project is $76,472.
Survey are being made for a lonj
stretch of road improvement alont
the trail in Meade county, which !
expected to run from Pennington
| county line northwest through Black
, hawk, Piedmont, Tilford and int
+ Sturgis, but no definite plans hav
: been announced.