Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-27
LOWER GRADE:
AND GUT AWAY
JAGGED ROCK
Eliminate High Centers and
Provide Sight Sight Turn
outs for Distance of 90 Miles
Nervous Motorists Can Now
Drive Through Canyon with
out Fear of Meeting Disaster

Improvement of twenty-three miles
OF old road through the Salmon river
canyon, by expenditure of 800
Oo0 In gasoline tax money, will be
finished by January l, according to
announcement made by j. J. McCreedy,
resident highway engineer, who was
in Grangeville Sunday.
| Work done on this stretch of road
by the state of Idaho during the fall
and early winter will be of much ben
eft to travellers over the North and
South highway It eliminates mnnv
of the socalled dad places'' in the
road which have been the cause of
unfavorable comment by travellers
through the canyon
Road in Good Shape
While the state has made mo ar
tempt to build permanent road over
the twenty-three miles. good. mas
sable road has been provided
The stretch OF old road that has
been improved lies between the town
or Lucille and point twenty-five
miles north of New Meadows. This
distance is thirty miles, but between
the two points seven miles of new
highway have already been built. Ieav-
ing twenty-three miles of old road.
The work which has abont been
completed by the state included re-
moval Of high centers In the road.
Of projecting rocks and re-
duction OF grades. What Is known as
s1ght-to-sight turnouts have been pro-
vided-that is, 1t is possible for tray
elers to see from one turnout to ano-
tner thus eliminating the inconven-
lence and sometimes danger of two
vehicles meeting some distance from a
and the necessity of one of
them backing to a wide place I'm the
road where passing is possible. The
Swenty-th nee miles of repaired road
have been surfaced with sand and
gravel. while the road is by no means
I part of the standard North and
South highway, it is in good travel
lble shape, and will provide suitable
link between finished sec
ions of the North and South highway.
Seventy-three Miles Finished
When the Murphy company, now en-
aged in highway construction in the
Salmon canyon. finishes the contract
m which 1t is now working, a stan
lard highway will exist between
irangeville and Lucille, forty four
niles. Then, on up the river for
hirty miles, are seven miles of stan
ard highway and twenty-three miles
4 rebuilt old road and, and then
miles of standard highway
0 New Meadows. Fran New Mead
WIS to Weiser, standard road has
cen built.
Engineer McCreedy estimates that
100000 in state money will finish the
ighway to New Meadows. and pro-
ide for surfacing the Whitebird hill
nth crushed rock. Total cost of the
ompleted work would approximate
5000, and Of this amount the fed
raj government would furnish So
ercent, provided the state raises 40
ercent.
Next Years Maintenance
Arrangements have been made for
of the highway during
ne ensuing year. Adams county,
ngineer McCreedy announces, has
greed to pay the cost of a mainten-
nee man in that county. The state,
18th Idaho county cooperating TO the
Stent Of $500. will maintain the road
'om Lucille TO the Idaho-Adams coun-
2 line, and the state, as during the
lst year. will employ two mainten-
nee crews between Lucille and Grange
lilo