Arizona republican., 1922-06-04
HQQsIER STATE
CONSTRUCTING
IDEAL SECTION

Approval by the United States bu-
reau of public roads, which has un-
der its administration the expendi-
ture Of all federal aid for highway
construction of the plans submitted
bv the state highway commission OF
Indiana for the ideal section of the
lincoln highway to be built in Lake
county. near Chicago, now makes 1t
nossible for the state of Indiana to
proceed Immediately with the con-
struction of the section.
Part of the cost of construction
will be borne by Indiana, part by the
federal government, and three quar-
ters by the Lincoln Highway assocla-
ton. Funds have been contributed
bv the United States Rubber com
pany TO cover the assoclatlons snare.
plans for the section have been
nrenared by a technical committee
composed of the leading highway en-
gineers of the United States. The
site was selected with great care and
was purposely placed near one OF the
great centers Of population in order
that 1t might easily be reached by
officials and engineers desiring TO
make a. study of it's construction.
Lengthy negotiations were neces-
sary with the companies controlling
tbe wires along the site selected,
with the property owners Where tne
greater right -of-way was required,
and with county, state and federal
authorities. The participation in the
work by the county, state and federal
government required that the plans
be passed upon by the engineers OIL
each of these units.
The plans approved by. the United
States buerau of public roads insure
the construction Of the finest stretch
of road in the United States. Inc
plans call for 40 feet of reinforced
concrete paving, 10 inches timex, ialu
in the center of a 100-foot right-of-
way. Provision has been made for
the widening of the right way to
125 feet. by options on the abutting
property. which can be exercised later
if desired. The grade will be drained
without bitches; the roadway VIII pc
adequately and ideally illuminated
for night traffic. all overhead wires
will be removed from the right-of :
way, which will be beautifled ana
Handicapped.
The design contemplates a traffic
within the life of the improvement
equivalent to 10000 vehicles per "a
hour day and the paving width Will
carry this traffic without DANGER
and with facility.
The state of Indiana has already let
contracts for the pavement of the
Lincoln highway leading to each end
of the ideal section. 1t Is expected
that the section will be about one
mile and a half in length, sufficient,
it is believed by the officials OF the
Lincoln Highway association, to DEM
onstrate the road lesson conveyed by
the specifications and the general
plans.
The utmost care will be used in the
construction of the section, the work
being under the constant inspection
of the Lincoln Highway associatio's
engineers and the highway engineers
of the state OF Indiana and Lake
county, as well as the district en-
gineer of the federal government.
Only the most approved modern
practices will be followed in the
handling, mixing and laying Of the
aggregates. Highway engineers and
public officials in every section OF
the country will follow this work with
the utmost interest. Motion pictures
will be taken of the construction.