The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10

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81 Will Benefit Greatly
Through Work.
With the State Road Comm1s-
sion preparing estimates for an
sotther letting OF contracts, embrac-
ing an expenditure OF about ~.
i ooO, 900 the hills of West Virginia
have started toy resound with act1-
= vities Of road building campaign
y that has never before been equaleo
]. in the Little Mountain state
J Xii In constructing the network OF
roads authorized by an amendment
to the constitution. 1t Is the pur-
pose Of the commission to complete
first, two highways. one Leading
from Point Marion, Pa. to the W.
GINA state line and second, 1Iorn
Kenova, on the extreme western
i side OF the state, to White Sulphur
Springs, a few miles from the Viz
GINA border or the east. These
roads will be part of the ma
tion,s & system of interstate roads
Sadyocated by the Bureau OF Pub
@!licss Roads.
Contractors are starting work on
fhe projects which have ALREADY
Y been granted by the commission.
The deep-mired mountainous road
Have been reached by the spring S
Ssun and the drying up OF winter
aSscar5 has been completed. Once
g4t1ore the onslaught Of the good
roads movement in West Virginia
AGAINST! the age-worn mountain
n barriers that lie in the paths of
connecting highways has commenc-
West Virginia. according to road
stsengfneers, is confronted by q
gigantic task in connecting cities.
towns and hamlets thr oughout the
state with a network of good ROADS
sProbIems that require the utmost
(. & strategy in road engineering feat
Tres2 each mile of road construction
Mn the Switzerland of America
Mountainious cliffs must be sur
y mounted II many spots Deep vat-
8a1eys must be bridged and treachsr.
Il ous4right of ways must be fortified
Y so that roads built may be safely
travelled.
Much Activity To Start
good roads movement in
West Virginia has already made
much progress, it is pointed out oy
ensineers. but the task of placing
q the state in an equal position with
s. other states will in reality be given
its first impetus during this SUM-
mefS.
THE road building program map,
red out Off the coming summer WI
4 benefit Marion County in many
ways. Direct roads from Falrmort
80 west Virginia cities will be
Started CONSTRUCTION on many CT
&tf1e roads has been started,~4but
according to state road engineers.
The work in some instances was
s;StIninayoidably delayed by weather
condi tions-
During the lesa few weeks acti-
ssSyities have been confined to get
tingmaterial on hand. locating CT
suuarriss and the placing OF roaa
building machinery.
Sss$S5sTen years ago; good roads wois
not known in West Virginia F'e"
Anount tain children knew the r9s;e Il
2sSn g#$of schools. for if there were
Xschools. roads leading TO tHem
we're such that it required day :
q ~ ;travel 81 to successfully negotiate
their rocky ways.
r enna rkab!ea Progress
5aa9Sgs Social advantages dear 10 t:Ae
10 arts Of residents of small corr
y y snInTnities were not known TO" the
reason that scattered families OF
4 r5S0nuntaineer folk were, unable to
4 .sisitS. frequently y trip TO
h taSsI1 M cant 2 i,art! Journey en-
,isore shack or afoot over roads that
EsWeres almost Impossible
Since the. good roads TaoVeUie2t
Ma started -, The state G.esc ray
S,SSen u,ari;1s;e improvements OF
tered TO t.weae-a thTcE gtcn. tue
ountainious regions
and lCduS
ctivit;fs have all beer: boom
Ssal ESiv construction of passapie
yss;r&hways kud when the big road
EhiIfIding program gets under va.
s4t1s.SAStime is in sight when West
ssvirTpIans can freely travel oTer
sWeI @bui1t roads to centralized
points.
1 May Redesienate: Road
OF particular interest TO MOTOR
jsts@in this section in the construc-
StionS Of the missing link between
there and Morgantown, the con- COZ
Ifsrruction OF which has been held
;8,1n by an Injunction obtained IN tEe
-sssircnit court Of Monongalia County
An agreement was reached n
1 Moreantown yesterday, however.
rherehy the construction OF the
an= will be permitted. the settle
1oaI1lts was brought about at con-
$ ference of the members OF the
county court with the citizens OF
a GrantsDistrict who obtained the in
imnction because of the failure of
s ihe county court to provide funds
5 fmsthe construction Of two district
roads.
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