The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-22
HIGHWAY HEADS
PREPARING FOR
SPRING THAWS
Maintenance Forces Ready
for Extra Work; Jobs to
Be Let Soon.

State highway maintenance
forces are preparing for the spring
thaw and hope to keep Hoosier
roads in first-class condition as far
as possible, according to the weekly
bulletin of the state highway de-
partment, issued today.
Attention was called TO the 1929
paving program, sixty-seven miles
of which already has been con-
tracted for. Letting will start soon
and continue until the entire mile
age is Sold
General road conditions were
listed as follows:
Road bridge run-arounds one-haf
and one mile east of state line.
Road swatch for men worRing on
berms north of Hartford City. Bridge run
around one-half mile north Of Petroleum.
Road 7-one-wat Erafic bridge ten
miles north of Madison.
Road 15-Bridge run-around two and
a half miles south Of LaFountaln' Detour
at LaFountaine is one mile
II s. Road 34-Pavement from Month
cello for fourteen miles east. then oetour
one-half mile north to old route 70 Lo-
pansport Detour just east Of Huntington
until city completes paving to meet state
road. is one=half mile.
Road 25-Rridge run-around three and
a half miles north Of Fulton.
Detour of Eleven Miles
o. 8. Road 27-Detour from Winchester
TO nine miles north of winchester is
eleven miles.
Road 28-Bridge run-around one and
one-haIf miles west of Romney.
Road 29-Drive carefully past work
men between Winamac and Knox.
u. S. Road 30-Run-around at Erie
railroad crossing two miles east of scher-
erville.
Road s4-Detour from Charlottesville to
New Ross is about sixteen miles, eight Of
which is pavement
Road 35-Detour from three miles south
of Salem to one mile south of Salem is
three miles; narrow road but in fair con-
dftion.
Road s6-Bridge run-around five and
orte-half miles east Of Rockville.
Road 39-Detour north of ROsSvii.e is
three and one-haf miles.
Road -Run-around just south Of
HAysville.
Many Sharp Turns
Road 46-surface somewhat rough; many
sharp turns and narrow bridges.
o.. s. Road Swatch for slides between
Harrison and Brookville. Much worse in
rainy or thawing weather
Road 56-Earth surfaces between Salem
and Scottsburg is impossible most of
time. Bridge rln-ar ound two miles west
of Madison. Detour around earth slide
at bridge at two miles west of. Veval is
two and ons-half miles; fair.
Road 58-Good surface but narrow in
places; several one-way bridges.
Road 5s-Run-around four miles north
of Linton is 500 feet long and surface
somewhat rough.
One Way Traffic
Road 62-Run-around three miles west
of Sulphur for one-way traffic only.
Road 64-One@way traffic at river bridge
at MaXville, where men are working.
Road 66-Impassable between Newburg
and Hatfield. with no detour Through
traffic avoid Road sc and route via Roads
IS ana 81 until further notice.
Road 67-Detour from five miles north
east of Muncie to two and one-half miles
west of Albany is three miles. Detour
from Albany to Portland is twenty one
and one-half miles. Detour at one and
one-half miles east of Bryant is three
miles and only fair condition.
Roads not mentioned. and parts OF
roads mentioned, but not specified. and
all detours not otherwise described. are in
Good condition.