Road Projects Under Construction in Arizona

Road Projects Under Construction in Arizona DISTRICT NO. 1.

G. B. Shaffer, District Engineer.

Geo. W. Orr has contract 64% complete for the grading, draining and surfacing of 2.1 miles of highway 35 miles northeast of Kingman, Ashfork-Kingman Highway, W. P. G. H. 118-A. Percy Jones, Sr., resident engineer.

N. G. Hill Company has contract 81% complete for oiling 19 miles of highway beginning 30 miles northwest of Kingman and extending toward Boulder Dam W.P.S.S. 102-A-B and C, Kingman-Boulder Dam Hwy. M. D. Glessner, resident engineer.

White and Miller have contract 100% complete on the Yuma-Gila Bend Hwy. W. P. M. H. 82-A, beginning in Yuma and extending southerly about three miles, and consisting of furnishing and placing aggregate base course and widening the existing pavement with cut back plant mix. M. Kisselberg, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson have contract 64% complete, W. P. M. H. 96-D, extending from Jerome to Clarkdale approximately 42-3 miles, and consisting of grading, draining and placing select material A. B. C. cut back plant mix. J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. have contract 33% complete on the Wickenburg underpass, W. P. G. M. 98-1. The work is located in the town of Wickenburg and consists of the construction of a reinforced concrete underpass and approaches. Joe De Arozena, resident engineer.

State Forces are grading, draining and surfacing 1-2 mile of roadway on Prescott-Jerome Highway, A. F. E. 8968, Non-F. A., between Whipple Junction and U. S. 89. H. Pinney, resident engineer.

State Forces have roadside improvement 100% complete on 4.3 miles of the Prescott-Jerome Highway, W. P. H. 36-A, between Prescott and Jerome Junction. H. Pinney, resident engineer.

State Forces have completed laying dust palliative on 10.8 miles of the Ashfork-Kingman Highway, F. A. 80-I, between the Hualpai Reservation and Pica. D. L. Henderson, foreman.

Geo. W. Orr has been awarded a contract to grade, drain, furnish and place Aggregate Base Course on 5½ miles of the Prescott-Jerome Highway, F.A. 96-C, beginning at the National Forest Boundary and extending toward Jerome. H. Pinney, resident engineer.

Geo. W. Orr has been awarded a contract to grade, drain and place base course material on 1.7 miles of the Ashfork-Kingman Highway, F.A. 118-B, beginning at the southwest and of N.R.H. 80-J and extending southwesterly. Percy Jones, Sr., resident engineer.

E. L. Yeager has contract 79% complete for the oil surfacing of 25.3 miles of the Kingman-Boulder Dam Highway, F.L.H. 2-A, B, C, D and E, near the Boulder Dam. M. D. Glessner, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 2.

F. N. Grant, District Engineer.

Packard Contracting Co., have contract 100% complete to grade, drain and place aggregate base course on 4.5 miles of the Showlow-Springerville Highway, W. P. H. 105-A. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

R. C. Tanner Company has contract 100% complete for grading and draining 13.1 miles of highway between Ortega Lake and Concho, Showlow-Concho Highway, W. P. S. O. 104-А. Н. В. Wright, resident engineer.

Packard Contracting Company has contract 80% complete for grading, draining and placing aggregate base course on 10 miles of highway beginning 17 miles east of Showlow and extending easterly, Showlow-Springerville Highway, W.P.H. 105-В. Н. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company has contract 100% complete for grading, draining and dust palliative on 3 miles of roadway about 38 miles southeast of Holbrook on the Holbrook-St. Johns Highway, W.P.H. 6-A. Oscar A. Maupin, resident engineer.

O. F. Fisher has contract 48% complete to grade, drain and place aggregate base course on 15.5 miles of roadway on the Showlow-Springerville Highway, W.P.H. 105-C. J. M. Hobbs, resident engineer.

Lee Moore Contracting Co. has contract 100% complete for the grading, draining, placing aggregate base and asphalt treated surface on 3 miles of roadway on the Holbrook-St. Johns Highway, W.P.H. 6-B. Oscar Maupin, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Co. has contract 66% complete for the construction of a reinforced concrete subway at Winslow on the Winslow-Pine Highway, W.P.G.M. 107. A. J. Kerr, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Co. has contract 100% complete for the grading and draining of 3.9 miles of roadway on the Showlow-Concho Highway, W.P.S.O. 104-A, Schedule 3. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Ken Hodgman has contract 100% complete for the grading and draining of 1.0 mile of roadway on the St. Johns-Sanders Highway, W.P.S.S. 113-B. R. M. Wilkerson, resident engineer.

State Forces have roadside improve-ment 85% complete on the Ashfork-Williams Highway, W.P.H. 89-D & F; and 85% complete on Flagstaff, Wil-liams Highway, W.P.M.H. 24-A. Oscar Maupin, resident engineer.

Ken Hodgman has contract 5% complete for the grading, draining and plac-ing of base course on 5½ miles of the Flagstaff-Fredonia Highway, F.A. 95-J, beginning 22½ miles northeast of Flag-staff and extending toward Cameron. Oscar A. Maupin, resident engineer.

State Forces are doing Roadside Improvement work between Williams and Flagstaff on the Ashfork-Flagstaff Highway, F.A. 89-E, R. I. Oscar A. Maupin, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 3.

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer.

Harry Hagen has contract 100% complete for grading and draining 3.2 miles of roadway near the Gila-Navajo County Line, F.A. 105-D, Globe-Springerville Highway. A. F. Rath, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. have contract 62% complete, F.A. 105-F and F. L. H. 6-A, Unit 3, beginning 7 miles N. E. of Navajo county line about 70 miles N. E. of Globe and extending northeasterly approximately 10.8 miles, work consisting of grading and draining roadway. A. F. Rath, resident engineer.

Tiffany Construction Company have contract 55% complete for the grading and draining of 3.9 miles of the Mesa Superior Highway, A.F.E. 8077, Non-F. A., near Florence Junction. Frank A. Berg, resident engineer.

State forces are laying oil cake on 8.2 miles of the Safford-Douglas Highway, A.F.Ε. 8122, Non-F. A., near Safford. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

State Forces have the LaBarge Creek Bridge 90% complete on the Apache Trail, A.F.E. 8801, Non-F. A. R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

Pleasant-Hasler has contract 5% complete for construction of arch design bridges over Cedar Canyon and Corduroy Creek on Gloge-Springerville Highway, F.A. 105-E, about 70 miles northeast of Globe. F. A. Rath, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company has been awarded a contract to grade and drain 2 miles of the Globe-Showlow Highway, F.A. 105-G, beginning about 17.7 miles northeast of the Navajo county line and extending northeasterly. A. F. Rath, resident engineer.

Arizona Sand & Rock Company has contract 80% complete for the widening of pavement on East Van Buren Street, between 16th and 24th Streets, Phoenix-Tempe Highway, W.P.M.H. 30. Geo. E. Lang, resident engineer.

Arizona Sand & Rock Company has been awarded a contract for the widening of pavement between 15th and 17th Avenues on Van Buren Street, and between Van Buren and Jefferson Streets on 17th Avenue, Phoenix-Yuma Highway, F.A. 30-E. Geo. E. Lang, resident engineer.

State Forces are grading and draining the Coronado Trail from 4-Bar Mesa south 5.5 miles, Clifton-Springerville Highway, A.F.E. 8121. Raymond Gardner, resident engineer.

OCTOBER, 1936 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS

William R. Hutchins, District Engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 4.

William R. Hutchins, District Engineer.

Pleasant-Hasler Co. has contract 99% complete to grade, drain, place select material and plant mix on approximately 10.5 miles of roadway, beginning 12½ miles south of the U. S. Military Reservation and extending easterly. W.P.S.O. 108-B. Mark H. Layn, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company has contract 85% complete to construct a reinforced concrete overpass and approaches at Cochise on the Douglas-Safford Highway, W.P.G.S. 114-D. Gene Gilpin, resident engineer.

Arizona Sand and Rock Company has contract 70% complete for the grading, draining and oiling of 14.4 miles of roadway between Casa Grande and Sacaton on the Casa Grande-Sacaton Highway, W.P.M.S. & W.P.S.S. 122. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

J. A. Cason has contract 79% complete for the construction of a concrete and steel structure underpass at Douglas, on the Benson-Douglas Highway, W.P.G.M. 79-H. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson has contract 99% complete for the grading, draining and paving of 0.4 mile of roadway adjoining new underpass at Douglas on the BensonDouglas Highway, F.A.P. 79-J, Schedule 1. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Vinson & Pringle have contract 100% complete for the construction of a concrete and steel bridge over White Water Creek on the Benson-Douglas Highway, F.A.P. 79-J, Schedule 2. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Co. has contract % complete for the construction of a concrete and steel overpass structure and approaches, Tombstone Nogales Highway, W.P.G.S. 49, at Fairbanks. D. A. Flickinger, resident engineer.

State Forces have Roadside Improve-ment 59% complete on Mesa-Ruins Highway, F. A. 97-B. R. C. Band, resident engineer.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS

G. L. McLane, Senior Highway Engineer in Charge.

W. R. F. Wallace, Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

R. Thirion, Associate Highway Engineer, Highway Planning Engineer.

J. H. Brannan, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

W. P. Wesch, Associate Highway Bridge Engineer, Bridge Engineer.

W. J. Ward, Associate Highway Engineer, Locating Engineer.

E. F. Strickler, Assistant Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

R. M. Rutledge, Assistant Highway Engineer, Office Engineer.

Route 3, Flagstaff-Clints Well National Forest Highway

The grading and drainage of Section D, 4.280 miles in length, beginning approximately 20 miles north of Clints Well and extending toward Flagstaff, is under contract to Ernest W. Everly, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Work is approximately 44% complete. F. A. Bonnell, Resident Engineer.

Route 11, Payson-Colcord Mountain National Forest Highway

The grading and installation of drainage structures on Section D and the The placing of disintegrated granite on Section B, C, and D of this route are under contract to All-Arizona Engineering and Construction Company. Work is about 75% complete. G. E. Nelson, Resident Engineer.

Route 19, Clifton-Alpine National Forest Highway

H. J. Hagen has contract for grading and installation of drainage structures on a portion of Section B of this route. Length of project is 1.854 miles. Work is about 35% complete. C. H. Clark, Resident Engineer.

Route 30, Globe-Showlow National Forest Highway

Packard Contracting Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has contract for construction of a bridge across Showlow Creek on Section B of Arizona Forest Highway Route 30, Globe-Showlow, and grading and placing subgrade reinforcement on Section C of the same route. Work is about 12% complete. V. G. Watson, Resident Engineer.

Bids Opened

Bids were opened in September 22, 1936, for placing a bituminous treated crushed rock surfacing on Route 8, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Length of project is 8.639 miles. J. A. Casson, Phoenix, was low bidder in the amount of $73,075.

Young, Old, Need Safety Education

town to impress its citizens with the need for law observance. At this traffic premiere, 28 traffic law violators, as defendants, played important parts while the judge starred in the deciding role. An audience of 1,000 persons sat comfortably and displayed no envy for the actors.

Berkeley, California, takes great pains to see that any future president, senator or governor who may now be learning his A.B.C.'s in its schools isn't going to be wiped out by a traffic accident. Once a month every child in the elementary schools receives a personal letter from the police and traffic safety department. Each letter illustrates a particular lesson in safety. If Berkeley children learn their lessons and obey them, they are privileged to wear a special safety badge.

Getting your new automobile license in Wilmington, Delaware, also means that you will be given a free copy of "Safety Sally's Rules for Good Driving." This pamphlet contains a copy of the pertinent points in the traffic ordinance.

Statistics from Oakland, California, demonstrate that educational activities have results. Since starting its program, accidents by drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 have dropped by 33 per cent, officials state.

In Memphis, Tenn., the Traffic Commission is not arguing the point: "Are men better drivers than women." The Commission conducts a lady's driving school. Special efforts to impress the owners of cars with the importance of regular, periodic inspection, have been made in Memphis by the passage of a city ordinance requiring such inspection.

No city can expect to solve its traffic problems, these reports show, by limiting its efforts to engineering and enforcement activities. Education is the factor which reaches the individual driver and pedestrian and makes him willing to co-operate with the engineering and enforcement agencies in the city.

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