The border vidette., 1933-08-19
FOR ARIZONA HIGH
WAYS

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of Arizona's $6,2ll, 800 highway
program Tor the next IL months
was given in Washington yes
terday by the public works ad-
ministration.
Release of this sum is expect.
ed within the next few months,
to provide employment for per.
haps as many az 5000 men.
All jobs under the program
will be filed for contractors by
specifically designated agencies
working under the unified re
employ ment system recently es
tablished as an adjunct to the
general public works program.
Governor Moeur was advised
Of the road program approval
yesterday morning by Senator
Carl Hayden. who said that or.
ders to start work under it would
be transmitted to the highway
department through the local
public roads bureau.
The governor took immediate
steps to get the program into
operation.
He said be was asking the
state highway commission to
have T. S. O'Connell, state en-
neer. call for bids as rapidly as
possible, so that the maximum
mum Der of men can be put to
work ia the shortest space of
time.
It was emphasized at the high
way department that some time
will elapse before the full pro
grsm, under which the maximum
employment will be reached. can
be put into effect.
There are now half q dozen
projects on which the engineer
is ready to call for bids, and
scores are nearing completion.
It was stressed that none of the
employment to result from the
road program would be obtained
through the highway depart
ment.
Details of the public works ad
ministration's approval of the
gram was not available yester.
day.
O'Connell, however, released
complete statistics on the 1O6
prcjac for which federal ap
proval has been asked. They
consist Of ~ primary route pro
jects, seven secondary projects
and q municipal highway pro
jects.
Their cost would be divided:
$4,811, ,260 on primary projects.
$780, 700 on secondary projects
and 100000 on municipal pro
jects.
Not included in this list is the
bridge over the Salt river in
Gila county, on the U. S. high
way go. Federal approval Of
this unit for the central route
already has been given by the
public roads bureau and. accord
ing to the highway department,
bids on its construction will be
called 5000.
The program does not include,
either, more than 100000 to
be spent on road construction in
public lands, for this will be
supervised directly by the fed
eral government. The addi.
tional sum will, however, create
additional thousands of jobs. all
of which will be filled through
the re.employment organization.
In connection with his list of
road projects. O'Connell issued a
statement yesterday, saying:
"Iu apportioning the major
part of this fund to tn, federal
aid highway system outside
municipalities, our idea is to
close the gaps of unimproved
and partially improved roads on
the existing system, to take care
of existing traffic conditions and
hazards, and to place construc
ton work in as many counties as
possible. thereby relieving unem
ployment in all localities.
Thirteen of the fourtheen
counties have been allotted funds
10 the classification. The 14th,
Graham, has been allotted funds
in the municipalities division,
but has 10 practical place to
which might be assigned funds
under the highway classification.
The principal road in that
county is U. S. Highway $50.
which is feeder route from
farm to market. and is complet
ed with either a hoghtype OF
pavement or oil surfacing. and