The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-07
1927 RECORD
YEAR in STATE
ROAD WORK
39S Miles Lifted Out of
Dust, Annual Report of
Williams Shows.
COST is s14,s73,31o
Government Help Brought
$2,075,554; Balance
in Fees, Gas Tax.

~ WY $NSAO an
Indiana highways went into the
duStlesS class during 1927 as result
of the paving and resurfacing Of. 39a
miles of State roads, the annual re-
port of the State Highway Commits
sion, made public today by Director
John D. Williams, show.
During the fiscal year 1927, the
departmental expenditures aggre-
gated $14,873, 310.50. OF this amount,
$2,075, 55414 was claimed in Federal
aid. The sum of $12, 1877, 1886 there
fore was produced by auto license
sales and the commissions two
thirds share Of the Scent gas tax,
minus the cost of collection in both
cases.
OF the mileage laid, 21S miles were
concrete, seventy-two bituminous
macadam or rock asphalt, and 1903
miles retread. The latter class is
not pavement, being merely treat
ment to serve as a binder and pre-
vent dust. In addition the commits
sion during the fiscal year closing
Sept. 80, completed eighteen of the.
twenty-six miles Of heavy grading
contracted.
Is Record Year
On Oct. 1, there was approximate,
ly f1fty-eight miles of incompleted
pavement of the 1927 construction
season. Forty-six miles have. been
completed since that date, leaving
but twelve miles to be finished next
spring.
"These figures show that the past
year has been record one in the
history of State pavement construc-
tion," Williams said.
1.-THE work Just completed closed
lines in important trunk roads and
provided rigid type surfaces.
These figures do not represent
the calendar years work, because it
ends at time when weather con-.
ditions force suspension of paving
operations.
The commission, through the
bridge department, completed nine
ty-nine large contracts, calling for
more than twenty-foot spans. The
department awarded contracts total
ling $1.250,000 and made contract
payments on completed projects
amounting to $1,300,000, exclusive OF
subways.
Eight grade separations were COM
pleted prior to Oct. 1, and six more
will be completed before the end OF
the year.
Projects Listed
The 1927 paving projects COM
pleted are listed as follows:
In excess of forty-two miles on
u. s. 80 between Warsaw, Plymouth
and Valparaiso.
Forty-two miles on U. S. Al from
Williamsport and Attica through
Kentland, Morocco and Schneider to
the junction Of U. S. 30, near Dyer.
Seventy miles of U. S. So between
Lafayette and Fowler, and from
Julietta to Rushville.
Fifteen miles on State 62, between
Mt. Vernon and Evansville, except
for two miles where a heavy grade
built this spring must settle dur
ing the winter before receiving the
slab.
Twelve miles on U. S. 81 from
Sellersburg, with branches to Jet1er-
sonville and New Albany, and be-
tween Columbus and Edinburg.
Fifteen miles on U. S. $50 between
Paoli and West Baden.
Ten miles on State SO from the
Marion County line to Danville, ex-
cept for heavy back fill to a bridge
which involves less than quarter
of a mile of paving next spring.
Twelve miles on State "a from
the Marion County line to James
town.
six miles on State 6 between Wa
rerloo and Butler.
Five miles on State 81 from
Mooresville and pavement previously
laid to Indianapolis.
Major Highways
Pavement completed this year and
the mileage to be carried over TO
next year, will, on completion early
in 1928 together with previously nm
ished roads, give Indiana paved ma
jor highways across the State as
follows:
U. S. Al from Evansville to Chi
cago via Vincennes and Terre Haute
u. s. 81 from Louisville to the
Michigan State line via Indian
apolis and South Bend.
u. S. 20 from Chicago to the
Ohio State line via Gary, South
Bend, Elkhart and Lagrange.
y. S. 80 from Dyer at the Illinois
line to the Ohio line.
u. S. 40 was completed several
years ago across the State from the
Ohio to the Illinois line via Rich
mond, Indianapolis and Terre
Haute.
u. S. 50 from Cincinnati to Chi
cago via indianapolis and Lafayette
except for a stretch between Cincin-
natl and Rushville via Brookville.