Road Projects Under Construction in Arizona

MARCH, 1937 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 31 Road Projects Under Construction in Arizona DISTRICT NO. 1.

G. B. Shaffer, District Engineer.

Geo. W. Orr has contract 87% complete for the grading, draining and sur-facing of 2.1 miles of highway 35 miles northeast of Kingman, Ashfork-King-man Highway, W. P. G. H. 118-А. С. В. Browning, resident engineer.

Geo. W. Orr has contract 78% complete for grading, draining and placing base course material on 1.7 miles of the Ash-fork-Kingman Highway, F. A. 118-B, be-ginning at the southwest end of N. R. H. 80-J and extending southwesterly. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. have contract 89% 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 re-inforced concrete underpass and ap-proaches. Joe De Arozena, resident engi-neer.

Phoenix Tempe Stone Company has contract 76% complete for grading, draining, placing Aggregate Base Course and oiling 0.4 mile of roadway immediately west of the Wickenburg Underpass, F. A. 98-1 (1937), Blythe-Wickenburg Highway. Joe DeArozena, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Company has contract 48% complete for the grading, draining, placing of Aggregate Base Course and Oiling 1.9 miles of roadway south of Wickenburg, F. A. 59-2nd Reo. (1937), Wickenburg - Morristown Highway. Joe DeArozena, 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.

Geo. W. Orr has contract 84% complete for grading, draining and placing 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.

State Forces have roadside improvement 94% complete on Prescott-Jerome Highway, F. A. 36. (Temporarily suspended on account of weather). H. Pinney, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson have contract 45% complete for the placing of Aggregate Base Course and Oil on approximately 6 miles of roadway near Jerome on the Prescott-Jerome Highway, F. A. 12 Reo (1937) and F. A. 17 Reo (1937). (Temporarily suspended on account of weather). J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.

N. G. Hill Company has contract 25% complete for the widening and resurfacing of one and two-third miles of roadway near Stoval on the Yuma-Phoenix Highway, F. A. P. 55-3rd Reopening (1937). M. Kisselberg, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company has contract 11% complete for the grading, draining, placing aggregate base course and Asphaltic Surface Treatment on about 10 miles of roadway beginning about 16 miles northwest of Kingman and extending northeasterly, on the Kingman-Boulder Dam Highway, F.A.P. 123 (1937). C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

N. G. Hill Company has contract 3% complete to grade, drain, place Aggregate Base Course and Asphaltic Surface Treatment on 7.3 miles of roadway, beginning at Maricopa County Line, extending northerly. Gila-Bend-Ajo Highway, W. P. S. S. 120. M. Kisselburg, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Company has contract 36% complete for replacing a ford with new six span concrete box culvert and reconstructing approaches at Aztec on Phoenix-Yuma Highway, F. A. 55-3rd Reo., Schedule 2. M. Kisselburg, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 2.

F. N. Grant, District Engineer.

Packard Contracting Company has contract 99% 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-B. (Temporarily suspended on account of weather). H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

W. E. Hall Company has contract 65% complete for grading and draining 4 miles of roadway between Showlow and Navajo County Line, F. A. 105-H (1937), Globe-Springerville Highway. (Temporarily suspended on account of weather). H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

W. E. Hall Company has contract 100% complete for placing Aggregate Base Course and Oiling 8.5 miles of roadway south of Cameron, F. A. 95-H (1937), Flagstaff-Fredonia Highway. Sam C. Redd, resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Company has been awarded a contract for the construction of a steel arch bridge over Canyon Padre, 24 miles east of Flagstaff, and new road mix oil surface approaches forming a line change of about one mile on the Winslow-Flagstaff Highway, F. A. P. 81-2nd Reopening (1937). F. A. Berg, resident engineer.

O. F. Fisher has contract 90% 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.

Ken Hodgman has contract 89% complete for the grading, draining and placing of base course on 5½ miles of the Flagstaff-Fredonia Highway, F.A. 95-J, beginning 22½ miles northeast of Flagstaff and extending toward Cameron. Oscar A. Maupin, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. are grading and draining 3 miles of roadway from Winslow underpass to connect with Winslow-Pine Highway. Also constructing multi-span concrete box culvert over dip 2 miles West of Winslow. Canyon PadreHolbrook-Sunset Pass Highway, A. F. E. 5102. F. A. Berg, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. are constructing curb, gutter and sidewalk in town of St. Johns on Holbrook-Springerville Highway, A. F. E. 5301. В. А. Willmoth, transitman in charge.

State Forces have completed building 7 miles of right of way fence between Winslow and Canyon Diablo. FlagstaffWinslow Highway, A. F. E. 5101. W. J. Shumway, foreman.

State Forces are repairing bridge 15 miles north of Cameron. Flagstaff-Cedar Ridge Highway, A. F. E. 5701. W. J. Shumway, foreman.

DISTRICT NO. 3.

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer.

Pleasant-Hasler has contract 20% 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. (Temporarily suspended on account of weather). F. A. Rath, resident engineer.

Harry Hagen has contract 24% complete for bridge construction on the GlobeSpringville Highway, A.F.E. 6059, NonFederal Aid. (Temporarily suspended on account of weather). A. F. Rath, resident engineer.

Arizona Sand & Rock Company has contract 80% complete 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.

Vinson and Pringle have contract 75% complete to construct a concrete and steel overpass and earthwork approach on McClintock Avenue, 1 mile east and 14 mile south of Tempe, W.P.G.S. 126, Tempe-Chandler Highway. Geo. E. Lang, resident engineer.

Arizona Sand and Rock Company has contract 97% complete for widening of pavement between Six Points and Glendale and between Glendale and Peoria, a total of 4.35 miles, F. A. 33-Reo (1937), Phoenix-Glendale Highway and F. Α. 48-A Reo. (1937), Phoenix - Prescott Highway. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

Tiffany Construction Company has contract 4% complete to place Aggre-

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gate Base Course and Oil 3.9 miles of roadway near Florence Junction. Mesa-Superior Highway, F. A. 7-2nd Reo (1937). A. J. Kerr, resident engineer.

Pearson & Dickerson have contract 1% complete for widening 3.5 miles of pavement on Tempe-Mesa Highway, F. A. 8-A, 2nd Reo (1937). Jas A. Parker, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. are widening roadway and structures from Clifton to Metcalf on Clifton-Springerville Highway, A. F. E. 3701. Raymond Gardner, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. are constructing sidewalks and widening concrete pavement from 24th Street (Phoenix) to Tempe Bridge on East Van Buren Street. Phoenix-Tempe Highway, A. F. E. 2103. R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 4.

William R. Hutchins, District Engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Company has contract 26% complete for the resurfacing and widening of about one-third mile of existing pavement with Cutback Asphaltic Plant Mix within the City Limits of Bisbee, Benson-Douglas Highway, F. A. P. 11-B (1937). D. A. Flickinger, resident engineer.

State Forces are grading, draining and surfacing 3.5 miles of roadway between Pima County Line and Oracle Junction, A. F. E. 8016, Tucson-Florence Highway, Dan J. Lyons, resident engineer.

State Forces have completed Roadside Improvement on Mesa-Ruins Highway, F. A. 97-B. Mark Layn, resident engineer.

State Forces have completed Roadside Improvement work between Picacho and Red Rock, F. A. 94-C, R. I., Florence-Tucson Highway. Mark Layn, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson has contract 39% complete for the grading, draining and placing of cutback plant mix on 1.5 miles of roadway near Douglas on the Benson-Douglas Highway, F.A. 79-J, Schedule 3 (1937). A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. have work 8% complete on grading and draining 10 miles of roadway on Nogales-Patagonia Highway, A. F. E. 8213. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. are constructing curb, gutter and sidewalk and grading, draining and oil surfacing approximately 1.5 miles of roadway (one-half of which is within Nogales City Limits) on Nogales-Patagonia Highway, A. F. E. 4502. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

State Forces have completed seal coating 17 miles of oil surfaced roadway, beginning about 4 miles north of Nogales and extending toward Tucson on Tucson-Nogales Highway, A. F. E. 8966-67. Gene Gilpin, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. are constructing curb, gutter, sidewalks and widening pavement from Government Hospital to County Fair Grounds on U. S. 89 south of Tucson. Tucson-Nogales Highway, A. F. E. 4101. D. J. Lyons, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. are widening roadway and structures on Casa Grande-Picacho Highway, A. F. E. 2701. Mark H. Layn, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. are constructing approximately 20 miles of stock fence and cattle guards on State Route 84. Picacho-Tucson Highway, A. F. E. 4102. Mark H. Layn, resident engineer.

State Forces and W. P. A. are widening roadway and structures on Bisbee-Douglas Highway A. F. E. 4401. Boone Waughtal, engineer in charge.

State Forces are sealing oil surfaced highway between Coolidge and Picacho on Florence-Tucson Highway, A. F. E. 8760. Gene Gilpin, 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, was completed by Ernest W. Everly, Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 9, 1936. F. A. Bonnell was Resident Engineer.

Route 7, Oak Creek National Forest Highway

The grading of Section K of this route is under contract to Lee Moor Contracting Company. Length of project 1.872 miles. Work is just getting started. C. R. Brashears, 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 80% 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 98% complete. V. G. Watson, resident engineer.

California-Arizona Federal Lands Route 8

Wickes Engineering and Construction Company, Des Moines, Ia., has contract for construction of Parker Bridge and approaches. Length of project 0.84 miles. Project is just getting underway. W. K. Bertken, resident engineer.

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