The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-18
ST. AUGUSTINE
MAKES PUBLIC
ROAD STATEMENT

st. Augustine, Fla, March 1S.-The
first comprehensive statement of the
Program of the Florida state road de-
partment has been made public
through the activities of the st. Au-
gustine Board of Trade. This organi-
zatiOn recently wrote the department
asking what is to be done in the re-
ming through st. Johns and Flagler
counties and over which passes about
ninety per cent of all the motor traf-
fic entering and leaving Florida. The
response from the department
brought, not only the specific infor.
nation desired, but complete out
line of what has been accomplished
by the department and what is now
being done and about to be done
The report in full follows:
Road No. 1
Length AIS Miles
Finished work on this road consists
of six miles of sandclay in Madison
county; six miles of sand-clay in
Holmes county; ten miles of sand
clay in Okaloosa county; six miles of
brick, 8 feet wide, with clay shoulders
in Santa Rosa county; and Il concrete
bridge over Blackwater river at Mil
ton.
| Work under construction by this de-
partment from end of brick road in
Duval county to Columbia county line
| furty-two miles of siX-inch reinforced
concrete; Is feet wide; Columbia
county line to Lake City ten miles
penetration macadam, S-inch rock
base with 3-inch finish, 16 feet wide
(cost of this section of road, includ-
ing grade and drainage, will approx.
mate $4,000 per mile.) From Lake
City west in Columbia county about
100 convicts are at work grading the
road, preparatory to surfacing.
The bridge across the Alphabetical
river is nearing completion Twill be
completed by May LIST, approximate
cost of total work $650,000D
Bridge across the Choctawhatchee
river in course of construction to be
completed in a year at total approx
innate cost of $4,000.
In Jackson county one camp of con-
victs is at work building sand-clay
road.
A survey is being made for bridge
and earth fill across Escambit Bay.
This is a three-mile project and the
estimated cost is $750,000
Arrangements are being made to
make a Federal Aid project on Road
in Escambia county and work will
commence on this project as soon as
the details are worked out.
Length ala Miles
On this road the department has
finished one project from High
Springs to Burnett's Lake, in Alachua
county, twelve miles, penetration ma
cadam, Is feet wide, at a cost of ap-
rroximately $4,000 per mile.
Also a concrete road from Arcadia
to Carlstrom Field of six miles.
In Marion county there is now a
fairly good rock road, portions Of
which have an asphalt surface for a
distance of approximately fifteen
miles, built by the county.
From the Lake county line south to
Carlstrom Field the road has a fairly
good hard surface built by the several
counties, with the exception of APP
proximately twenty miles.
Work Under Construction BY This
Department
From the Georgia line to Jasper a
road is being built as a sand-clay pro-
ject and a concrete bridge is being
built over Alapana river
From Genoa to White Springs and
thence to Lake City the grade and
topsoil road has been completed. A
concrete bridge across the Suwanee
river and several smaller bridges are
being built.
One section of the road, Genoa to
Jasper, II miles, has not yet been
graded, but work on this project will
begin in thirty days. 1t is expected
this entire stretch of road, from the
Georgia line to Lake City, including
the bridges, will be completed, and
ready for travel by October LIST. The
road is now being built as sand-clay
and topsoil projects and will be hard
surfaced later. From Lake City to
High Springs one camp of convicts is
working on the grade.
From Burnett's Lake to Gainesville,
II miles, the grade has been COM
pleted and contract let for hard sur
facing, 16 feet wide, of bituminous
macadam. s inch rock base with 3
inch finish. cost approximately $2S.
900 per mile; to be completed this
year.
In Marion county. Beleview to the
Polk county line, Is miles, the grade
ia being built and contract for surfac
ing will be let within the next sixty
days. This work is being done joint
ly by this department and the county.
In Orange county, from Plymouth
to Mt. Dora, 9 miles, the grade has
been completed and contract let for
sheet asphalt finish on 8 inch rock
base, 16 feet wide, costing approx
mateiy $4,000 per mile. to be com.
pleted this year.
South of Arcadia, convict force
and equipment is at work building
grade and mari rock road to Lee
county line where connection will be