Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-12
STARTPAVINC
ON NORTH END
new HIGHWAY
Work Started Near La Feria
Today by Contractors.
Other Road Work in Coun-
ty Under Way

Paving work Is under way on the
north section of State Highway No IL
After many weeks Of delay. carscd ~
rains and unfavorai,ie weather condi-
tions. the paving crews this morning
started the first paving al the White
Ranch. one and half miles east of
La Feria. and viii complete the paving
10 La Fcria before moving the machines
10 the Hidalgo county line
Ii was originally intended 70 star; the
paving at the Hdalgo county line. bat
on account Of some delay by the water
district in the construction OF its si-
phon across the highway between L.
Feria and the county line il was neees-
sary to start farther east. The siphon
will be completed by the time the high
way from the White rancho to In Fcria
is paved and the machines will then be
moved 10 the county lire and work east
ward
r. II. McElwrath. who was awarded the
contrAc: for the Cameron county high
way. arrived in the county this week,
and expressed himself as pleased with
the progress which has been made les
pite the adverse weather conditions
Work on the south section i now pro
crossing at rapid rate. the the paw
ing is being laid at the rate Of approxi-
mately 400 feet per day. The crews arc
rapidly acquiring speed and skill in
handling the work, and as skilled crews
from the southern section are being
transferred to the north end. the work
on that section viii proceed more rap
idly than the initial work on the
Brownsville section
Building Rio lrondo Bridge.
Driving piles for the low water
bridge across the Arroyo Colorado near
Rio Iondo also began today. and the
! RIO Hondo-Harlinren road which has
been closed for several months on nc
count of the sinking Of the ferry ~ RIO
Hondo. will soon be opened. The con
tractors expected 10 have the bridge
nearly completed by this time. but work
was delayed several weeks by the fail
ure of shipments OF pilng % arrive
Another small bridge between Harlingen
and the Arroyo will have to be con
structed before the road is in first
class shape. and measurements for this
bridge are being taken today.
A contract has been awarded to Doid
4 Wedegartner Of San Benito for low.
ering the embankment and making
fill on the Spidcrweb bridge about
mile and half east of San Reriro on
the Rio Hondo road. The approaches -
this bridge arc deep and dar Cerous. and
this work viii make a decided improve
ment on the San Benito-Rio Honio
road.
Grubb;ng New Highways.
the right OF way on the new location
for the Harlinccn- -RaymondviIle gh-
way, which Wi be sixty feet in width.
and another gang is at work east of Los
Fresnos on the cutoff between Barreda
and Point Isabel Both Of these high
ways will probably be designated "a
feeders for State Highway No. II. and
are considered among the most impor-
tant grade roads projects now under
way in the country.
The Barreda Point Isabel cut off will
reduce the distance between Point Isabel
and upper Valley points approximately
five miles. and the county comm ssioncrs
have announced they propose to <ake
this one Of the best highways IN the
Valley. The opening of the port NJ
Point Isabel this summer VIII result in
a heavy traffic over this highway, as il
will be the only direct connection be-
tween the upper Valley and the Valley
port.
: Clearing on Boca Chica Road.
Ths contract for clearing out strip
of road about a mile long on the
Brownsville Boca Chica road has been
let, and men were put 70 work yester-
day on the road. according 20 r. B.
Latham. assistant secretary of the
Brownsville Board Of City Development.
The road will be cleared at the river
cut. about ten or twelve miles below the
city, and also near the Drive ranch. A
bridge will be constructed over tho m
vine or wash in the road. and the en-
tire foad from Brownsville 20 Boca Chi
ca will be graded where il needs grad
ing. Mr.. Latham said
This work is the preliminary step to
ward making n good road 10 Roca Chica
from Brownsville. and the work Is be-
ing done hy the Brownsville Automobile
club. in which 50 members have already
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