The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-17
MINOT ROAD TO
BE IMPROVED
IN MCLEAN co
Work to be Started as Soon as
tho Surveys and Plans
are Finished
1872 MILES IN PROJECT
Will Give Continuous I'm.
proved Road From Burleigh
Line to Road No. 5

The state highway commission has
received request from the board Of
county commissioners of Mclean
county for the improvement Of state
highway No. o, known MS tho Bis
marek Minot road, from the Ward
county line near Max south to the
improved portion of the same high
way near Washburn, except for Il
small stretch east of Underwood
which is already improved and is to
be gravel surfaced this year.
This request calls for tho survey
and improvement of 43.2 miles and
work will be commenced as soon as
the surveys and plans are con pleted.
State highway No. has its northern
terminus at state highway No. $ in
Bottineau county about s miles east
OF Mohall. Bids for the improve
ment of that section of State high
way No. 6 in Renvillc county will be
opened at Mohall on March 80, while
bids for that portion Of the same road
in Bottneau county will be opened
on March 81 at Bottineau. These
projects will improve the highway
from Minot north to state highway
No. S, as Ward county improved It's
section some time ago.
From Minot south to near Max
the road was improved by Ward
county some time ago. as is also the
case with portion Of the same high
way between Wilton and Washburn
and the balance between these two
towns is now under contract. With
the completion of the projected work
in Mclean county, there will be a
continuous improved highway from
State highway No. 5 south to the
Burlcigh county t1iie.
Burleigh Co. Requests Improvement
Sometime ago the board Of county
commissioners requested the state
highway commission to make sur
vey of state highway No. 6 in Bur-
leigh county from Bismarck north to
tho Mclean county line. The survey
Of this route was commenced early
last year but since has been discon-
tinued because it was understood
that the Burleigh county board would
not accept and approve the location
of the route which follows the de-
signated highway and not the pre-
sent road to Wilton. The present
road between Bismarck and Wilton
has seven railroad crossings and is
two and half miles longer than the
designated state highway.
Because of their desire to shorten
the road and also to eliminate these
seven railway crossings the federal
and highway engineers insist that
the designated highway be followed
and refuse to follow the present To-
cation of the road. II is understood
that no federal aid will be granted
for the improvement Of the present
road between these two points. The
improvement of the designated or
new location will require the acquisi-
ton of but one ana a half miles OF
right Of way as the highway follows
section lines for most of the way,
and section lines in this state are
potential roadways.
If the federal and highway en-
gineers have their way and the
county board meets their demands,
then there will be but one grade
crossing on the route between Bis
marck and Minot instead of 10 that
formerly existed, two of which have
already been eliminated. This soil
tary crossing will be on the 500
branch line between Max and Drake,
and as this is an cast-wcst line and
the highway north-south road. the
crossing cannot be eliminated by
relocation.