Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-05-25

lures is to go forward at the earliest
possible moment and the road from
Lancaster to Dubuque will be mater
tally bettered.
Construction i'm Crawford County
Turning to Crawford county, the
Nelson-Weber Construction Company
of Oconomowoc is engaged in an ex-
ceedingly heavy piece of construction
work S.8 miles in length which was
begun last year between Wauzeka
and Prairie du Chen on g. T. HI. No.
60. The travel on S. T. HI. No. 60
along the Wisconsin river between
these two points has previously en-
countered several exceedingly diff
cult hills and number of points
where narrow benches high up on the
steep side hills have rendered pass
ing of two vehicles practically i'm
possible. No surfacing is contem-
plated at this time but the narrow
benches have all been widened out
until the new road way is IA feet
from shoulder to shoulder, and the
Objectionable hills have been entire
ly relocated to obtain grades which
will not present any particular diff
Guilty to any type vehicle. Permanent
drainage structures including several
large bridges are being built and it is
expected that the detour which is be-
ing maintained can be abandoned in
the middle of the summer and traffic
on this important highway can enjoy
the advantage of a completely rejuv-
enated stretch of road.
Between Dodgeville and Dane
County Line
In Iowa County between Dodgeville
and the Dane County line on S. T. H.
No. 10, the work of surfacing the
Federal Projects which were graded
and drained in 1919, 1920 and 1921,
will be resumed in very short time.
The work of placing mine tailings
was begun last year and this season
an excellent grade of tailings has
been secured and the Hathaway Con-
struction Company of Milwaukee, is
to push the work to an early COM
pletiOn. This stretch of seventeen
miles is exceedingly important to
people in this section of the state for
it forms a connecting link between
the excellent failing road from Mont
fort to Dodgeville and the new gravel
road which is being built under the
direction of the Madison office of the
Wisconsin Highway Commission, be-
tween Verona and Mt. Horeb. The
only stretch of purely earth road re-
naming then between Montfort and
Madison on S. T. H. No. 10, will be
that just west of Mt. Horeb and it is
understood that a Federal Project is
, to be built in Dane County either
this season or next.
The Projects described above were
let by contract in 1921, and this year
three new Federal Projects, two in
Grant County and one in Iowa, have
been awarded. A brief description of
each of these may be of interest.
The Dodgeville- Mineral Point
Highway
Jones e Hughes of Dodgeville, have
just begun work on their contract for
grading building drainage structures
on 425 miles of road between Dodge
vile and Mineral Point, S. T. H. No.
28.. The contract price for this work
was $23,258.91. The work is con-
! fined to widening out and cutting
down the hills along the old road ex-
cept for stretch of about one-half
! mile at the north end of the job
where very fine relocation elimin-
/ ates two sharp curves and bad hill.
AS soon as the present contract is
well under way, bids will be called
for surfacing this work. Both mine
tailings and crushed limestone will
| be considered.
In Grant County
In Grant County, S. T. H. No. 1 9 is
being further improved by two new
Federal Aid Projects. On the first of
these, Immediately east of the village
of Mt. Ida. Ernest Jones of Lancas-
ter has the contract for grading,
building drainage structures, and
surfacing with crushed limestone 81
miles, most of which lie on relocation
A gap in the main ridge on S. T. H.
No. 10, through this part of the coun-
ty necessitated an important change
in the highway which is the most out
standing feature of this project. The
contract, including the surfacing is
$22,131.97.
The other Grant County Project on
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