Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-05-25
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Several Important Federal Aid Projects To
Be Carried Forward in Richland, Grant,
Iowa and Lafayette Counties.

Projects are now under construction
and contemplated for early letting in
|, this section of the state by the Office
| OF Division No. of the Wisconsin
Highway Commission which is loca-
ted at Lancaster This Office, under
the direction of Thos. w. Reilly, Di-
vision Engineer, operates in the eX-
IRENE southwestern corner of the
state, the territory embracing Craw-
ford, Grant, Iowa, Lafayette and
Richland counties. A resume of some
of the most important Projects is
given below.
Hazel Green East Dubuque Road
A Project on S. T. H. No. 20 Hazel
Green East Dubuque road, was let
late in 1921 and work is still under
way grading and building drainage
structures on two miles of road be-
ginning at the "Three Mile House
where S. T, H. No. 20 meets No. 80
and extending thence easterly two
miles. Jacob Udelhofen Of Potosi
has the contract for the grading and
at present has large gasoline shovel
at work in the exceedingly difficult
rocky banks. The drainage struc-
lures are being built by j. H. Budden
& Sons of Sinsinawa. The work in
wolves the elimination of the famous
horse shoe bend which has long been
a menace to the travelling public, and
the relocation of the bad rocky hill
Immediately east of the '"Three Mile
House" 1t is expected that the pro
ject will be completed some time dur
ing the middle of the summer.
Between Lancaster and Blooming
ton in Grant County, the contractors
are at the point of putting the finish
ing touches on At miles of work
most of which is entirely new road
the object being to shorten S. T. H
No. 65 between Lancaster and
Bloomington with a view to using the
new. road as S. T. HI. No. 65 instead
of the highway through Shutdown
which has been used temporarily as
the trunk highway for the past two
years. The grading and smaller
drainage structures on this stretch
of work were built by T. H. Charity
& Sons of Beloit, while G. E. Rich &
Company of Lancaster, are just fin
ishing up their part of the work
! which consisted of two short stretch
es of concrete paving across low
| places and a concrete bridge of 35
span. 1t is expected that this road
will be opened for traffic in three OF
four weeks.
From FennimOre to BOScObel
| A portion of S. T. III. No 80 be-
| tween Fennimore and Boscobel has
| been for many years narrow, badly
| drained and has been made danger
Gus by a number of bad curves and
steep side banks. 40 miles of this
road have been graded to section
| &c feet in width, number of relo.
cations have been made and concrete
| drainage structures of permanent
character take care of the exceeding
ly difficult drainage situation. Kid
der & Powell of Viroqua, have just
about completed their work except
| for two concrete bridges in the mid
die of the job, which will not be com
pleted for some weeks. Traffic how.
ever, will be Accommodated by suitable
short detours around the two struc
/ lures. 1t is the intention of the High
way Commission to place some type
| of light surfacing on this project this
summer in order to get away from
| the heavy clay.
From Lancaster to Dubuque
! The road from Lancaster to Dubu
que in Grant county has been mater