The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-04

speedometers and to make allow ances in their driving for errors, the department accurately meas- ured and plainly marked on one of the main highways in each county stretch of one mile. The motorist was thus enabled to stop his car at the starting point, set his speedometer register to zero, pro- ceed to the end of the marked mile and then to determine the accuracy of his register.
 Important changes were planned during 1891 in the route numbers on the state highways and these are now being put into effect. The changes are numerous, but they simplify the routes to d large de- gree, through routes which were formerly marked by as many as half a dozen numbers now carry the same number throughout. Maps showing the new route num- bers are now being prepared by the department. They will De ready for public distribution with out cost about the middle of the present month.
 Among the more important highway projects completed dur ing the year from the viewpoint of traffic and of size were the fol- lowing:
 The road from New Milford to Washington formerly twisting macadam highway was rebuilt over inforced concrete and the road strengthened over its entire length. The job included large grade re. auctions, curve eliminations and new bridge and required about 55,000 cubic yards of earth and rock excavation.
 About 22,451 feet of concrete pavement was built on the Torring- ton-Winsted highway, the job in- cluding a large cutoff, curve re- duction and an overpass bridge which eliminated a railroad cross ing.
 About 25,S14 feet of concrete was laid on the New Haven-Nau- gatuck road in the towns of Beth any and Woodbridge. big grade re- auctions requiring 5000 cubic yards of excavating.
 The Manchester Rockville high way was reconstructed with 29,OO0 feet of reinforced concrete, the project including the elimination of bad underpass and trolley crossing.
 Another job which required an immense amount of eXcavating in order to send the road over al- most an entirely new line and o cut down the high spots was the project of building a concrete stretch of 20,240 feet from Lake Quassapaug to the sherman Hill in Middlebury. 104,00O cubic yardt of excavation were necessary. An other dangerous underpass was re- moved during the construction.
 A new straight line highway re- placed the old serpentine road be- tween Norwich and Canterbury Center, 26,250 feet of concrete be- ing used.
 About 29,590 feet of concrete was built on the river road from Norwich to Jewett City. At the start the road leaves the old high way line for more than a mile and a half on a new cutoff. At one point 1t was necessary to cut through n high rock bank for Il distance of a quarter of mile.
 About 22,O00 feet of concrete was placed on the Danbufy-B Brew ster, ". Y.. road, a job requiring some 60.OO0 cubic yards Of exca- vating,
 The formerly twisting highways between Marlboro and East Hhmp- ton, a distance of two miles, was rebuilt on an almost absolutely straight line, About 90 per cent of the new road was built on q brand new road bed, which peeess. sitated abODt 5000 cubic yards or ekeaValins,
 Al The Milldalo center lD koDih' ingiOD, a new bridge Nns rDll' sirNeted which separates inc lbihfs ssstlng hiHhWays and spans me trolley tracks, Al iba same spot a new bridge WAS also built over the river,
 Tine largest bridge construction lob 00mpinind during ihe year was tha s0s0aIled iJmn Rock pr0jaM evag ihe iiDusai0nla river between t'anaaB and Salisbury Thls ls one Of ihs largest spans 70 ibn state, li construction ielilfta about twenty tons ef steel