The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
FOREST SERVICE NOW
COMPLETING ITS 81, ,OOO,-
900 ROAD PROGRAM

More than $1,0O0,000 will have been
eXpended on the forest highway pro-
gram in Arizona through the 1925
season when work is finished on prof.
ects now under way, it was an
3nounced last week at the Arizona
i headquarters of the United States bu-
reau of public roads in Phoenix.
The four major projects, either all
ready finished or nearing completion,
represent an expenditure of $1,046,000
of federal funds, c. J. Morrison, high
way engineer, said.
Incidentally, these expenditures
practically deplete the federal ap-
preparation for forest highways in
Arizona and only such funds as are
made available in emergency appro-
priations can be expended through the
1925 year, it was explained.
Largest and most important of the
forest highway projects constructed
this year was the Prescott White
Spar road, 15.5 miles in length, ex-
tending from the corporate limits of
Prescott to the south boundary of the
Prescott national forest, where it
connects with Arizona-federal aid
project No. 72-A. This work was
done at cost Of $458,000 to the gov
ernment.
Work on this project was completed
early in August and traffic started
moving over the road on August Is.
A portion Of the road was closed fol-
/ lowing the rains of last Friday, which
brought down 1000 cubic yards of
rock slide at Copper creek. A short
detour around this cut has been nee
essary, motorists making use of the
contractors "shoo-fly" road while the
needed repairs were being made.
/ Travel out of Phoenix over the new
White Spar road is north to Kirkland,
where a turn east is made at the
store On reaching the new state
project, travel turns sharp to the
north and left for Prescott. Lee Moor
of Ell Paso was the contractor of this
project.
Second largest of the forest prof.
ects are the Tenny and Tenny and
Hamblin contracts, involving 75-
mile stretch on the Clifton-Spri1ger
vile highway and another stretch ex-
1 tending from Metcalf through the
1 Apache national forest and ending at
| Alpine, cutting through the heart of
one of Americas largest game pre-
serves. This work represents an ex-
penditure of 1887 900.
Completion of the new forest high
way to Pleasant valley from the Salt
river through Cars ranch to Young,
is costing the government about $780,
900. This project involves 16.528
miles and is being done by Braley, a
Miami contractor. The contract pro-
vides for it's completion by October !
and G. L. McLane, assistant highway
engineer, soon is to start final inspec-
tion of the unit, which begins at a
point about six miles above Carr's
ranch.
The fourth project, costing SOL ,00O
involves the surfacing with crushed
stone, of those portions of unsurfaced
road on the project from Metcalf 30
miles north towards Alpine. This Is
an, extra hare, .sp1facing on this por'
tion of the road This work will be
completed October Is, the contract
/ provides.
| Contracts for penetration, asphalt
and crushed stone surfacing on the
National Old Trails highway fri m
Flagstaff to Angel, a distance Of 23.5
miles, have been signed and work is
to get under way Immediately, Engi-
lneer Morrison said. The contract has
been let to Downer and Nero, contrac-
tors. The first unit of this contract
will be finished by June 1, next, it is
expected.