Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-29

ing the Santa Rosa-Combes road,
which Will connect with the Hidalgo
county highway west of Santa Rosa.
a highway from Primera to the Val
ley highway several short roads near
Stuart Place. the Briggs-Coleman
road and state highway No. 96 from
Combes to the Willacy county line.
The Los FresnOs-Point Isabel precinct
is considering paving the Alice road
north from highway No. 100 TO the
north line of the Los Fresnos tract,
and equal mileage north on the Pa
redes Line. None Of these projects
have been designated for paving and
the awarding of first contracts will
probably depend 20 a great extent
upon the condition of the grades
Paving and Structures
From the first S2,000,0OO the county
has paid or provided for estimates
on grading and structures for high
ways ag~gregating 1876 miles, OF which
1857 miles is under construction or
upon which work will start immedia-
tely. These high class dirt roads
have been extended into all parts OF
the county, opening for development
thousands Of acres which were al
most inaccessible prior TO the inau-
guration Of the road program.
The grading and structure projects
which have been completed and not
paved include: Santa Rosa to Comb
es, ST. miles; Alice road north from
highway No. 100, four miles; Point
Isabel road from Fourteenth street
70 Ford's corner, three miles; Bor-
der highway from Brownsville to san
Benito precinct line, nine miles;
Buena Vista road from highway No.
100 near Escos Junction 70 the south
line Of the Al Parker ranch, 10 miles;
Briggs road from Harlingen-Rio Hon
CO road northward. 2.5 miles; Dill
worth crossing road from highway No.
- south TO the Arroyo, 2.5 miles;
several smaller projects have also
been completed.
Uncompleted Contracts
Projects upon which contracts have
been awarded but are unc5npleted in
The Boca Chica read from the
end Of the paving in FL Jardin 20
Boca Chica, 16.s miles; Parades line
road from highway No. 100 TO the Ar
royo. us miles. and Point Isabel
road from highway No. II to Ranger
vile. 6S miles; Border highway from
B~luetown via Santa Maria to county
line, 3 miles; Palmetal boulevard
from Harrington east 26 miles; Stuart
Place school n~orthwsrd TO south line
Of Wilson tract. % miles. Beheimer
corner; thence northward past the
Wilson tract school. SIS miles; Will
son tract schoolhouse east 70 Har-
lingen-Combes paving. 26 miles.
Bids were opened Thursday, Janu-
airy 26. on the following projects:
Fourteenth street from end Of con-
crete paving TO Vermillion avenue,
81 miles; Olmito-North road from
San Jose ranch road north along east
line Of share Is, 3.6 miles; San Jose
ranch road from east line Of Browne
tract 70 Gamma de Buena Vista near
Holly Beach, lis miles; San Jose
ranch road from San Benito-Rio Hon
do road 70 cas- line OF the Browne
tract, sl9 miles; Zillock ranch road
from highway No.12. one-eiEhth mile
northwest Of lateral It" 70 across la
tersl "U," 81 miles; East Browne
tract boulevard from Fresnal road 70
Rio Hondo east road. 8 miles; Rio
Hondo east road from San Benito-Rio
Hondo highway TO East Browne tract
boulevard. % miles.
North Harrington Highway 49,.
In addition to these projects the
Harliagen precinct has sufficient
funds to complete the dirt work and
structures on Highway No. IS from
Combes TO Willacy county line. upon
which state aid has been secured.
This will include q causeway across
the flood control channel half q mile
in width, plas for which are now be-
ing drawn by the county engineers
department for submission 20 the
state highway department. Work on
this highway, IL is understood, will be
started as soon as plans are complet-
ed and approved.
II is understood that some pre-
cinets are considering the advisable
ity OF constructing roads less than
the standard width Of is feet. IN
the Harlingen precinct l6-foot feeder
roads are being advocated. and IL
is possible the paving OF the Alice
and Paroles line road northward will
be iSss than the standard width.
The first concrete laid by the
y was Is feet in width and is now
carrying exceedingly heavy traffic.
and farmers are reported to take the