The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-22
FUNDS ALL0CATED
FOR ROAD REPAIRS
Third Division Given SS9,1OO
For State, $57,4O0 For
County Roads .

RALEIGH, March 21.-R-Chlef
Highway Engineer W. Vance Baise
today allocated $1,S87,0 900 among
North Cardinals 10 highway divls'
ions to repair damages caused by
snow and cold weather last winter.
At the same time, Baise said that
a recent 3,800-mile survey of the
highway system had convinced him
that the state was not protecting
properly it's investment in roads
He estimated that $40, O00, 900 would
be needed annually, in addition to
regular maintenance appropriations
to prevent highways from depreciat.
ing, and that $50, 900, 900 for widen
ing and elimination Of curves would
be required to bring the roads up
to Standard"
Damage last winter, the engineer
said, was slight as compared with
the winter of 1886.
"This survey has definitely shown
that many of the paved highways,
particularly of the higher type,
which were built from Is to 20
years ago are rapidly fatiguing,
and in many cases wearing out" he
added. "This condition is due not
SO much to the adverse weather as
to old age go.
ut will, undoubtedly, require a
large amount of funds during the
next few years to maintain prop
erly many of these old pavements
If the trunk line highway sys-
tenn is to be kept abreast of the
times ard in adequate condition to
take care of the ever increasing
traffic demands, it is going to be
necessary to spend a very large
amount of funds on Standardization
work, as we'll as for maintenance
in taking care of accelerated deteri
oration."
The money to repair the winter
damage was allotted recently by
Governor Hoey from the highway
fund surplus. The total made avail
able by Hoey was $4,000, 900, buI
$4,000 was earmarked for repairs
to the Wright Memorial bridge
leading to Dare county, which was
damaged during the winter by ice
jams and a storm-tossed barge.
The remaining $1,S87, 900 was di
vided by Baise as follows:
Division No. 1 (Warren, Halifax
Northampton, Edgecombe, Martin, Der.
tie, Hartford, Gates, Chowan, Perqui'
mans. Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck
Dare)-state highways SLIT, 500, county
highways $S7,200.
Division No. 2 washington, Tyrrell
. Hyde, Beaufort, Pamlico, Craven, Car
teret, Onslow, Jones, Lenoir, Greene
Pitt)-state highways So, 900, county
highways $75,100.
Division No. 3 (Cumberland,s samp.
son, Duplin, Fender, Bladen, Columbus
Brunswick, New Hanover)-state high.
ways $s9,100 county highways 1914 q
Division No 4 Vance, Franklin
state highways $93,100, county high.
ways $4,000.
ford, Alamance, Caswell, Person
Orange, Durham, Granville) - state
highways $141, 900, county highways
$133, 100.
Division No. 6 Davidson, Randolph
SldIudAu, MooIe, Lee, I1dfLeCC, FOLK
Scotland, Robeson) state highways
$125. 500, county highways $96,500.
Division No. Z (Rowan, Cabarrus
~Mecklenburg, Stanly, Union, Arson,
Montgomery, Richmond) state high.
ways $106, 700, county highways $1OS,
800.
Division No. 8 (Ashe, Caldwell, Wa
tauga, Allegheny, Wilkes, Surry, Yad-
kin, Davis, Forsyth, Stokes) - state
highways $107,1 00, county highways
$s9,
Division No. 9 Burke, Mcdowell,
Rutherford, Polk, Cleveland, CASTOR,
Lincoln, Catawba, Alexander, Iredell)
state highways $s0,s0O, county high
ways $6S,500.
Division No. 10 avery, Mitchell,
Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Hender-
son, Pennsylvania, Haywood. Jackson,
Swain, Macon, Clay, Cherokee, Ora
ham)-state highways $90,100, county
highways $4,000
Division highway engineers and
commission members will supervise
the allotment and expenditure of
funds within the various divisions.
Most Of the repair work will be done
by the commission, rather than be.
ing let ont to contractors