ROAD PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS DISTRICT NO. 4

William R. Hutchins, District Engineer J. A. Casson has contract 100% 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 have work 30% 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, 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 BisbeeDouglas Highway A. F. E. 4401. Boone Waughtal, engineer in charge.

Tanner Construction Company has contract 35% complete for grading, fencing and Asphaltic Surface Treatment on 9.9 miles of roadway beginning about 9 miles south of Tucson and extending southerly on the Tucson-Nogales Highway, F. A. 86-A, 2nd Reo. (1937). Oscar A. Maupin, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Company has contract about 15% complete on Grading, Draining, Aggregate Base Course, Oil Processing and Incidental Work on what is known as the "Miracle Mile" for about 2 miles immediately north of Tucson on the Tucson-Florence Highway, F. A. 9A, 1st Reo. (1937) and F. A. 94-F, 1st Reo. (1937). Dan J. Lyons, resident engineer.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE' BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS

New Post Office Building, Phoenix, Arizona, June 1, 1937.

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, Highway Bridge Engineer, Bridge Engineer.

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

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

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

BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS PROJECTS IN ARIZONA

UNDER CONSTRUCTIONRoute 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 about 98% complete. C. R. Brashears, resident engineer.

Rect 7.615 miles. Work is about 12% complete. E. F. Koch, 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 85% 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 99% complete. Clare Hepworth, resident engineer.

California-Arizona Federal Lands Route 8 Wickes Engineering and Construction Company, Des Moines, Iowa, has contract for construction of Parker Bridge and approaches. Length of project 0.84 miles. Work is 84% complete. W. K. Bertken, resident engineer.

National Park Projects: J. A. Casson, Phoenix, Arizona, has contract for placing bituminous treated surfacing on Grand Canyon Route 8. Length of project 8.639 miles. Work is about 20% complete. V. G. Watson, resident engineer.

G. Clay Gates, Thermopolis, Wyoming has contract for installation of 17,000 feet of metal plate guard rail on the Cameron Desert View Approach to Grand Canyon National Park. Length of project 28 miles. Work is about 60% complete. C. F. Storm, resident engineer.

Skousen Brothers, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has contract for grading, base course, and light surface application of oil on a portion of Grand Canyon Route 4 and Sections C, D, E, and F of the Jacobs Lake Approach to the North Rim. Length of project 31.93 miles. Work was started on May 12, 1937 and is about 7% complete. C. R. Brashears, resident engineer.

Pearson & Dickerson have contract for grading and placing subgrade reinforcement on Section C of Petrified Forest National Monument Route 1, the Painted Desert Rim Drive. Length 4.84 miles. F. A. Bonnell, resident engineer.

BIDS OPENED Bids were opened on May 11, 1937 for grading a portion of Section & of Arizona Forest Highway Route 19, Clifton-Alpine. Length of project 2.905 miles. Lee Moor Contracting Company submitted the low bid of $46,257.20.

BIDS TO BE OPENED Bids will be received until 10:00 a. m. June 1, 1937 for grading Section E of Arizona Forest Highway Route 3, Flagstaff-Clints Well approximately 28 miles south of Flagstaff. Length of project 3.464 miles.

Bids will be received until 10:00 a. m. June 8, 1937 for placing a bituminous treatment on Sections A and B of Arizona Forest Highway Route 28, Fredonia-Houserock Valley. Length of project 13.264 miles.

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