Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-14
CONSTRUCTION
| Of 236 MILES
RECOMMENDED
Great Falls District
Leads With Projects
1otalling 1914 Miles.
Chief Engineer Edy in
Favor of County Co.
operative Plan Also.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
Helena, Feb. 13.-Two hundred an
thirty-six miles of highway construc
ton at an estimated cost Of Si,912,9O'
is proposed for 1922 in tie recommen
dations of Chief Engineer John n
| Edy, in his annual report TO the Mon
| tana highway commission. These prof.
ects are distributed among the five
/, highway districts of the state with
Great Falls district, No. >. leading with
| 96.4 miles of highway at an estimated
cost of $780, 600 The totals of the
| other districts are:
District No. 1-Southwestern Mon
tana, 25.3 miles, estimated cost $275.
900.
District No. 3-North NLratana, ZIG
| miles. estimated cost 100000.
District No. 4Southwestern Mon
tana, 65.4 miles, estimated cost S473,
600.
District No 5-South central Mon
tana, 21.5 miles, estimated cost $222,
600.
In his report Mr.. Edy indicates some
uncertainty of the putting through of
this program in its entirety, which he
expressed in the following language:
Urges County Cooperation
'The tabulation which follows indi-
Gates the probable greatest volume of
new construction proposed for 1922
In view of the rather uncertain policy
of the federal bureau of public roads.
it is by no means sure that all of
these projects will be approved and it
is perhaps less certain that in connec-
ton with those which are approved
the state can meet the governments S
requirements.
Reasonable certainty of a reduced
program of federal aid construction
offers the opportunity and prompts the
recommendation that the department
encourage the construction of so called
county cooperative projects as was
formerly its practice. A county coop
erative project as recognized by this
department, is one constructed entirely
without federal aid, all construction
funds being provided by the county and
the total cost of engineering being
borne by the commission
The proposed projects, as listed by
the report, are as follows:
District No. 2
Belt creek bridge, Cascade county,
estimated cost $4,000. Funds avail
able.
Cascade County
Belt-Riceville project, Cascade
county, 1O5 miles, estimated cost $751;
600, funds available.
Great Falls-Portage project, Cas-
cade county, IS miles, estimated cost
S15O,0OO. funds available.
-.
head county, "a miles. estimated cost
$4,000. with $4,000 available from
county road fund.
Rondo-Yarnell project, Lincoln
county, IL miles, estimated cost 500
900, funds available.
Bynum-Dupuyer project, Teton
county. Is miles, estimated cost $780,
600, only about $1,000 left from bond
issue.
Extension Great Falls-Belt project
Cascade county, 2.5 miles. estimated
cost $4,000, funds available.
Great Falls--Cascade project, Cas- |
cade county, 20 miles, estimated cost |
$500 900. funds are from bond issue. |
Lewistown-Beaver Greek project, |
Fergus county, s miles, estimated cost |
$50, 900, funds available.
District No. 8
Clifford -Rudyard project, Hill county, |
10 miles, estimated cost $4,000, funds |
available.
Glacier Park trail, Roosevelt county,
"a miles, estimated cost $4,000,
unds available.
Shelby-Ethridge project, Toole
100000, funds available.
utte-Anaconda project, Silver Bow
2 miles, estimated cost $4,000
unds available.
Georgetown lake road, Deer Lodge
ounty, % miles, $4,000, with $4,000
from county road fund.
Garrisonkohrs project, Powell coun-
y, 6 miles, $56,9OO, bonds not sold.
Government Fish creek bridge. Sand
RS county, $1,000, county road fund.
Flint creek road, Granite county,
3.5 miles, 500, 900, bonds not sold.
Grantsdale bridge project, Ravalli
BILE. /
District No. 4
Baker Ekalaka project tsurfacing)
5.35 miles, 5000, funds available.
Yellowstone Trail. Pompey's Pillar
HSI, 4elIoNslOuV SVaAtS. AI iufIcS, ,
liz, 900, funds available.
Laurel west, Yellowstone county, 81
ile, $50, 900, funds available.
Laurel (paving) Yellowstone county,
mile, $4,000, contractor to take
,nds.
Miles City Jordan project, Custer l
,unty. 10 miles, $4,000. funds avail {
,le. #
Miles City-Broadus project, Custer /