Arizona republican., 1921-01-30
Highway Department Outlines Work
 Proposed Under the Omnibus Bill

q time of year when it should be go- ing on, on account of weather condl- tions. The work done to date is of little value unless it is continued for at least another six miles. The funds from the bond issue of Yuma county, even when secured, will not be enough to complete the construction of the road through this county.
 We have approximately $50, 900 worth of equipment in Yuma county waiting for funds to carry on this construction. On this account the om- nibus bill includes an item of S100,000 to build this important highway.
 Theoretically the construction of the Borderland road from the New Mexico state line near Rodeo to Bernardino could be paid for out of the return of federal funds expended to date on the other portion of the Douglas -Rodeo, the Bisbee- Douglas paving and the Benson-Vail work in Cochise county, together with the federal funds which will eventually be secured for the con struction of the road from Rodeo to Bernardino; practically, however, We can not carry on this construction work with these funds, as they are received but slowly from the national govern ment. On this account a a-proviSion was made in the omnibus bill that tenn porarily other funds might be used for this construction.
 If we can secure the construction of the 26 miles known as Section 2 of the Douglas -Rodeo there will be a first class highway across Cochise county. This highway includes the part of the road from Benson to the Fairbanks Tombstone highway which was built | by Cochise county.
 Santa Cruz county has provided l $100, ,000 by bond issue for the con- ] struction of a road from Nogales to- ward Fairbanks. This is federal aid pro5ect No. 27. In order to start the construction of this road in Cochise county $75,000 has been included 1T | the omnibus bill.
 i From Benson to Vail the state high way in Pima county is nearing compile l ton, having been financed by tha bono issue of Pima county, a bridge loar and federal funds under project No. Is
 A road from Vail to Tucson was built several years ago as a state high way and while the curvature is baC this highway is so much better than majority of the system of the stati that extensive improvements should not be made at this time.
 In 1917 and 1918 the state. togethe
 with Pima county, constructed tn
 road from Tucson to Nogales with tn
 exception of the completion of nu
 merous bridges. to build which tn
 omnibus bill contains an item Q $75,000. Federal aid has already beer asked for on portion of this bridg
 construction under project No. %.
 The Pima county bond issue, to
 gether with federal funds under pro
 ject No. 29, contemplates the pavini
 of nine miles of the road from Tucsol
 south toward Nogales. Eventually thi
 entire road will be paved, but neithe , Pima county nor the state can ftDanc this entire es miles at this time. I'll
 first three or four miles north of No gales. however. are subject to an espe , cially heavy traffic because of its us by army trucks, etc. This subject the state to a large maintenance cos
 to avoid which we believe it is justi 1 fled in paving three or four miles ( ] this road. To cover this item S50,0 is Included in the omnibus bill wfic
 with federal aid would pay for thi
 construction.
 The Prescott-Jerome highway. eve
 to its connection with the Prescott , Ash Fork, is incomplete No funds ar , available to finish this construction