The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-08
rs MILES Will
Be COVERED BY
BIDS ON ROADS
State Highway Body to
Receive Paving Fig
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Bids for seventy-five miles OF
state road paving will be received
by the Indiana highway department
On Tuesday, Jan. 81, it was an
nounced today by commissioners as
sembled here.
This is the third project grouping
for which bids for the 1880 season
will have been received, according to
Director John j. Brown.
With this award the total under
contract for the coming season will
be 245 miles. Plans are made to
pave 500 miles Brown said. Com
missioners pointed out that this let
ting will put the highway program
four months in advance of the 1929
and seven in advance of 1928.
Projects advertised in the new
letting are as follows:
Road 43-Brookston south six and six
tenths miles, in White and Tippecanoe
counties. to connect with pavement built
last year
Roads "a to SOFT. Wayne to New
Haven four miles in Allen county. Follow
ing the commission policy to widen
pavement at the edge of larger cities
to relieve traffic congestion. three miles
Of this project will be thtrty-two feet
wide
Rd writ to North Vernon, sixteen
and flve-tenths miles in Jefferson and
Jennings counties. This road is paved
from Writ to Madison. This is one
short route from Indianapolis to Clifty
Fall state park. and Road connects at
North Vernon with Road so, pavement on
which will be completed this year between
Seymour and Cincinnati
Road 43-Brookston to the Pulaski
county line. twelve miles in which and
Pulaski counties.
Road 81, Sullivan east to the Greene
county line. nine miles in Sullivan county.
This project completes paving between
indianapolis and Sullivan via Blooming
ton and Bloomfield. Indianapolis and
Sullivan have been connected with pave
meut for some time by using Roads 40 and
Al with Brazil and Terre Haute.
Road 81. Sandborn to Switz City. 1913
miles in Knox and Greene Counties
Road 40, widening from Indian o''- %
Bridgeport, So miles in Marion county.
Five miles of the present 12-10Yt p,,,-
ment will be wldened to 80 feet. the re-
mainder widened to 80 feet. The 40-foot
stretch is to be from the city limits to
entrance to the new municipal airport. The
road grade will be lowered under the
Pennsylvania railroad subway TO give
14-foot clearance at the edge Of the pave
ment. Trucks now are forced to use the
center of the road to obtain clearance
under the arched subway, dangerous to
other traffic. The National highway Will
be kept open while the major widening
work goes on.
Road 35, from Montezuma across the
Wabash river to the Illinois line, 81
miles In Parke and Vermillion counties.
This road is paved in Illinois to Decatur
and Sprinfleld and points west excepting
for a short distance west of the Indiana
line, which Illinois will pave this spring
the Indiana commission has been advised.
Elimination of two railroad crossings one
now contracted. are involved in the In
diana improvement plans.
Roads and 30, for one-quarter mile
northwest of Ft. Wayne in Allen county.
This is a relocation project to avoid three
dangerous reverse curves where numerous
accidents constantly occur. 1t also in
wolves a new bridge in straight alignment
with the highway.