Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-06
HIGHWAY PLANS
SUBMITTED TO
STATE BOARD

Recommendation of cutoff
road from Brawley to Holtville,
eliminating Ell Centre, as has been
advocated for several years by
persons in Brawley, was made by
citizens of Brawley yesterday at
the meeting of the California
highway commission, held at the
Imperial county court house and
attended by various Imperial VAL
ley group representatives City En-
gineer Parks, of Brawley, asked the
commission to pave Western ave-
nue., which is at Brawleys west city
limits, to permit the diversion of
truck traffic without going through
the center of the city.
Robert Hays, manager of the Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce,
speaking for that organization,
urged the commission that, if any
change were made in the state high
ways of Imperial county, the public
interests would be best served by
continuing Imperial avenue to go
north past the Bulls or Timpkin
ranch to connection with the
Westmorland road about two miles
east of Brawley. This, it was
pointed out by Hays, would save
about three miles to every through
car traversing Imperial Valley. 1t
is probably the most important
betterment which can be made in
routing highway travel in Imperial
county, Hays states. He urged that
the commissioners give considera-
tion to such a change.
Attorney Carleton, for the COM
mission, advised that such changes
as the two proposed mu1 go
through legislative action, the road
having already been aligned to in
clude Brawley and Ell Centro.
Hays acquiesced in the opinion of
the attorney, but stated that the
Ell Centro organization desired at
this time to initiate the plan of
shortening the mileage for through
cars and wished his formal appli-
cation to be made matter of rec
ord upon which to predicate fur
ther action by the commission and
by the people of this community.
Whitelaw Speaks for Road
r. B. Whitelaw, president of the
Ell Centre chamber, asked for
the inclusion of the BraWley-
Calipatria inland Chuckawalla
Wells road in the state system.
This would form direct connec-
ton between the cultivated portion
of Imperial Valley and the new
road being built between Phoenix
Blythe and Los Angeles and is of
much Importance to Imperial and
San Diego countie.
Construction would not be diff
cult, Whitelaw pointed out and the
portion of the proposed road lying
between Brawley and inland is
much needed at the present time.
Whitelaw also asked for consider
alton by the commission of the
plans of the Imperial Highway
association, which contemplates the
construction of a road from Coyote
Wells, at eastern San Diego
county and thence through Corona
to Elsinore. On the motion OF
Commissioner Tetley, of Riverside
both matters were referred to CHIEF
Highway Engineer Purcell for re-
connaissance, survey and report.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens, of
Coyote Wells, made an appearance
before the commission in an en-
deavor to have the commission
change its proposed alignment of
highway No. 80 at Coyote Wells.
The matter was referred to Col.
Walter E. Garrison of the state
department of public works for
adjustment. A. j. Mercier, of CAL
exico, asked the commission to
take over the maintenance of the
road from Calexico to Midway
Wells, which matter was also re-
ferred to Purcell for investigation.
Following the open meeting the
commission met with the Imperial