The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1927-09-02
New State Highway Commission
Plans S5,576, 2O9.54 Road Budget

With a grand total Of S5,576,209.54
to be available for highway work Of
all descriptions during the remaining
the newly formed Arizona highway
commission adopted the most compre-
hensive road budget in the states his
tory.
The commission actually succeeded
in getting a total of $4,704, 008.55 APP
proved and certified by the state tax
commission to sthe state auditor and
treasurer, the same to be deposited to
the credit Of the state highway fund
A synopsis of available funds follows:
State highway fund S4,704, 0O8.55
Special state appropria-
Federal funds ..,.......... 100000
County funds ........ 100000
Total ..............,.......--....$ SIS, SIG, 20954
Significant among the figures COM
piled by the commission is that of 49,
367, 581.62 to be earned by federal aid
with gasoline receipts anticipated and
on hand figured at $1,050,000.
The construction programs total
S., 1897 ,378.38, of which sum $3,067,-
627 is allotted to federal aid projects;
$143,972 goes to projects outside the
federal aid system, and $85, IT'S. 9S,
available from the prison labor fund,
has not yet been distributed.
Following is the apportionment of
moneys among the IA counties and the
list of major projects approved:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Yuma project,
Hassayampa bridge, 100000; surveys
for Aqua Fria bridge, $500; 81 miles
on Phoenix Prescott highway from
Wickenburg north, $56,000; repairs to
Wickenburg bridge, $26,498. A total
Of $130,498.55 was budgeted for Mari
copa county.
Apache-Holbrook-St. Johns pro-
ject, $4,000; Holbrook-Lupton sur
vey, $4,000. Total for county, $685.
00O..
Cochise- Benson-Douglas project,
$48, 900; New Mexico line to point 263
miles east of Benson, $215,000; st.
David bridge, $4,000. Cochise total,
$338,000.
Coconino-Paving through Will
liams, 1000; Acknowledgment pro-
ject, $30,0O0 Total, $4,000.
Yuma-Wel overpass crossing
of Southern Pacific tracks, $4,000;
ella Bend overpass crossing, 100000;
Yuma-W ellton project, $4,000; Yuma
ella Bend, three mile stretch, S85,000
Total for Yuma county, $221,000
Gila-Globe- Stafford project, 19
miles from Cutter to Coolidge DAM
$308, 31062; Globe Stafford, six miles
from Globe toward Cutter, 100000;
Globe Miami surveys, $1,000. County
total, $430,810
Graham-Globe : Stafford project
25.2 mile-stretch, $785,782, and tota
for county as well as highest allot
ment to any one county.
4 Greenlee-Safford-D Duncan, IL miles
j $95, 900 and total for county.
Mohave-U Utah survey, $4,000; Ash.
fork Kingman project, $l47,5OO Coun-
ty total, S155,500.
Navajo Johns pro-
ject, Holbrook bridges, $4,000; Hol-
brook-Lupton project, $500; Hol-
brook Winslow, Leroux Wash bridge
$50,000 Total, S187, 498.55.
! Pima-Tucson-Benson project, q
miles, $165, 900; Tucson-Florence high
way, $500; Tucson-Nogales, $14,698
Pima total, $186,298.68.
Pinal-Mesa-Sup Is miles al
kApacne Junction., S4,OUU1 1uCSOH-c IoI'
ence, $500; Globe-Safford, 81 miles
1921 ,239; paving Florence, $4,000
County total, $247,239.
Santa Cruz-Tucson-N ogales pro
ject, $4,000 and county total.
/ Yavapai-Prescott-J project
| $4,000; Ashfork- Flagstaff, $4,000
i County total, 100000.
A total of $143,972 will be expended
in eight counties that is strictly non
federal aid.
Special appropriations by the legis
lature follow:
Coconino- Grand Canyon bridgt
near Lees Ferry, $177,503 state funds
federal aid 100000; total, S277 SOB
Maricopa-Casa Grande-Gila Benz
highway, from Pinal county line tx
ella Bend, 33 miles, $79,820 STATE
funds.
Ehrenberg- Wickenburg highway, 81
miles from Wickenburg to the Yum;
county line, $4,000.
Navajo Cooley to White River
100000 state funds. 100000 fedora
aid.
Pinal-Casa Grande-Gila Bend high
way, 81 miles from Casa Grande to thu