The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-24
EYAK HIGHWAY BE COMPLETED
 THIS SEASON

E8penultureS or apprOXlmately $600,000 are contemplated during the present year by the Bureau of Pub lie Roads in the First and Third Divisions in carrying out the pro- gram approved last year by the De- tative 1923 program just transmitted to the Department for approval and authorization of funds. The latter calls for an allotment of $31O,O0O new money in addition to that author ized during the past year. This amount, said Assistant District For ester M. L. Merritt, covers all of the unobligated balances of the Forest Service in current road funds from all sources up to July ], this year.
 Program Ia Divided
 The current program. as announced by MT. Merritt, is divided into two parts, the unfinished portion of the original 1922 program and the new work recommended for approval for 1923. In the first is the Tee Harbor- Eagle River section of Glacier High way which was approved last year by the Department and funds auth orized. On this work approximately $l2O,OO0 will be available In ad- dition there will be other expendi- lures on the same route, including $40,OoO to be expended in completing the Aux Bay-Tee Harbor section un- der the contract let last spring, and S2O,OO0 for beginning reconstruction of the JuneauM endenhall Glacier sec tion. This means that work will be in progress over the entire road from Juneau to Eagle River Valley.
 Other incomplete projects which will be renewed this year are: The Wrangell Cannery road; continuation of surfacing on the Petersburg -Scow Bay project; completion of the Wards Cove section of Tongass High way to Packer school house.; com pletion of the Cordova-Eyak Lake road around to the head of the lake, where the Territorial Fish Hatchery is located; completion of the Sew. ard-Kenai Lake project, The total of expenditures on all unfinished pro- jects are estimated at approximately s2S5,O ,OoO
 2. New Projects Selected
 One of the largest single projects, from a standpoint of expenditure, recommended on the tentative pro- gram, is $65,000 for work on the road between Sitka and the Sawmill Creek power house. It is proposed to construct four and one-half miles of new road there. For work on the Saxman section of Tongass High way, where two miles are to be con- tructed this year, $40,000 is recon mended. For beginning reconstruc- tion of Glacier Highway between Ju- neau and Mendenhall Glacier $20,000 is asked. An additional $10,000 for further river protection on the Sal man River road at Hyder is also included.
 New projects in the Third Division carried in the tentative program are A road from Hope up Palmer Creek a distance of 12k miles to the Her, shey mine, $65,O00; seven and one half miles of road from GirdWood to the Girdwood mine, $60 900; re construction on the Moose Pass route from Mile 9 to Sunrise, S2O, i 900. Maintenance on all Forest Ser vice or,B P. R. roads, is included a $50, ,000.
 Built by Contract
 All of the new projects are con ] sidered worthy ones and have beer recommended by District Forester l Charles H. Flory to the Department for immediate construction,' said MT 1 Merritt It is expected that the ten tative program will be approved by the Department substantially as il was transmitted. Virtually all of the ] work, it is. believed, will be let out to contractors and bide will be called for as soon as the approval of the