The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
MORE PAVING JOBS
BOOKED THIS YEAR
GRAVEL SURFACING OF 6S4
MILES OF ROAD
There II Be 1856 Miles of Grad
ing; List of Notable Improve
ments to be Made on High
ways in State of Minnesota In
1922.

ways in State of Minnesota In
1922.
Gravel surfacing of 6S4 miles,
paving of $50 miles. grading of 3S6
miles and regular daily upkeep on
the entire 1000 mile system-these
are the uses for 1922 Minnesota
trunk highway funds made public
this week by Charles NJ. Babcock,
state highway commissioner. The
first comprehensive summary COM
pares the projected mileages with
1921 record totals of 49S miles OF
gravelling. 109 miles of paving and
165 miles grading.
The highway commissioner relter.
ated the prediction that results Will
compare favorably with those of last
year although there is a decrease OF
more than 100000 in the funds
available this year. He repeated
that it is fortunate that the state
is without emergency funds to en-
large the program and take advan .
offered. Trunk route betterments
are needed in virtually every coun l.
ty," he said. and the savings pos.
sible now would pay interest and
the public could enjoy earlier use
of highw ay improvement extensions
without added COST
Gives Jobs and Costs.
The summary covers the recent
bond projects, balances on 1921 un
dertakings and the big winter worR
program to relieve unemployment
all payable from 1922 trunk highway
funds. The remaining money will
for and inter =
est on reimbursement bonds as re-
quired by law.
Highway Program.
Gravel surfacing of 6S4 miles this
year will cost S1.431, 1855. against 49s
miles at S1.741.S92 last year-1Se
miles more OF gravelling at 3O9,93t
less outlay, the official figures show
The saving on this item is credited
largely to the winter work program
to reduce unemployment and which
demonstrated the economy OF haul
letin explains.
Nearly $50 miles of paving this
wear will take S3.40S 500. compared
with totals of 100 miles at $3,SS1 80:
in 1921. The latter figures include
several pavements of expensive
types, the Officials said, but reduc
tions in paving bids nevertheless
are returning big savings to the
state. The large paving mileage
this year, they added. is due In
part TO the use of county reimburse.
ment bonds-the demand for paved
highways in localities assisting Il
finance the projects.
Nearly 100 Projects.
New grading totals show decreas
es from last year both in miles and
funds used-3S6 miles at S3.ol0,21t
and 765 miles at S4.100,274. Several
costly bridges and about so miles
of excavating in solid rock are items
in which 1922 total differs from thai
of 1921. The officials said for that
reason the new grading mileage
would have been much smaller hac
the projects not been put under
contract this month when prices
are at the lowest levels in years.
Maintenance results will be de.
pended upon for the balance OF the
. showing to equal that OF last year
the officials said.
Nearly 100 separate jobs-more
than half of which total not less
than s25, 900 and up to sS50,000 eacf
make up the 1922 list of trunk
route construction projects. The
showing the wide distribution o.
improvements. the solid black dots
indicating undertakings less thar
$4,000 each. and the others number
ing those as indexed in the sum,
mary.
The 1922 trunk route projects
costing more than $4,000.
Trunk Highway Nc. I
Near Faribault, two concrete
BRIDGES and approach 80. $25, 800
North..Sld, Westcott, % miles
ing ..................... ISL, 0o(
Knife River. Two Harbors,
Sc miles grading ........ 125, 524
Two Harbors. Little Marais,
IS miles grading ......... 500, 00(
miles grading ............ 217.O5'
Grand Marais. Brule River, Is
miles grading ........... 100, OOt
Trunk Highway No. 2.
gravel surfacing .....,... 27,7ot
Trunk Highway No.
wabasha, Lake City, l mile
grading. miles gravelIing So,4O,
Saiida. East ST. Cloud, l mile
grading. 8 miles paving $500
Trunk Highway No. 6.
Trosky northward, II miles
paving .................. 125, OO'
Near Lake Benton, As miles
erading 10 miles gravelling $685.
grading and travelling -. . 131 PSI
Trunk Highway No. 2
Lewiston, Stockton. mile
paving ....'' oG,oV'
GAINESVILLE, Mankato, SIS miles
grading, miles grayelling 1850
Near New Ulm. two bridges $1,000
Trunk Highway No. 8.
Swan River, Blackberry, 11.S -
miles gravelling .....,. $4,000
Blackberry, Grand Rapids, 7.3
miles grading -. 1890. 1854
Near Bemidji q projects) s
miles grading, 1875 gravel
ling .......... ff'4o'
Bagley. east and west, 33
miles grading, 80 gravelIing 317 ,Oo'
miles travelling .......... $4,000
Trunk Halfway No. 9.
Lanesbcro, Preston, 8 miles
grading .......;.-:;..., el'oo'
sraVeiiing. s grading. 1890. 47,2o'
a rrading and travelling .... 1920
Trunk Highway No. 10.
Minneapolis westward. 1.5
miles paving ............ 44,2o'
Near Wayzata. 10 miles