Road Projects Under Construction

The highways of Arizona are modern highways, built to serve all the demands of motor travel. In them are built those features that allow for fast travel as well as provide safe conduct. Safety is designed and built into the modern highway. Then, too, the highways of Arizona are built well and strong to carry the heavy loads of the rumbling trucks traveling millions of miles each year through Arizona, carrying millions of tons of the world's goods to and from the world's markets.7.03 miles of the Aguila-Congress Junction Highway, beginning about 7.5 miles northeast of the Maricopa County line and extending northeasterly. Construction started May 10th, 1939, and is to be completed by December 31st, 1939. Federal lands project 11-A (1). A. F. E. 7105. J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.Skousen Bros., Albuquerque, New Mexico, has a contract for the smoothing up of the present select material and the placing of a mixed bituminous surface. Using an SC-4 road oil, road mix on approximately 7.5 miles of the Aguila-Congress Junction Highway. Beginning at the Maricopa County line and extending northeasterly. Construction started May 10th, 1939, and is to be completed by December 31st, 1939. Federal aid secondary project 1-A (2). A. F. E. 7106. J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.

CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION

Pearson & Dickerson Contractors, Inc., have a contract for constructing a steel girder bridge with concrete floor, on concrete piles, at Simmons, 22 miles northwest of Prescott, on the Prescott-Simmons Highway. Bridge will be 169' long with clear roadway width of 22. Construction started September 7, 1939, and is to be completed by February 15, 1940. F. A. S. 6-B (1) (1939), A. F. E. 637. J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company, El Paso, Texas, has a contract for grading, draining and paving 2.6 miles on the WilliamsFlagstaff Highway. The work begins about 9 miles east of Williams and extends east. The pavement will be Portland cement concrete 22' wide, with salvaged oil mix used for shoulders, 7' wide. Construction started September 27, 1939 and is to be completed by March 31, 1940. F. A. project 89-E (4) (1940), A. F. E. 6609. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

Skousen Bros., Albuquerque, New Mexico, has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, placing an imported borrow and aggregate base course and a mixed bituminous surface, using an SC-4 road oil, road mix. The construction of one 2 span 10'x3'x34' concrete box culvert, one 4 span 10'x3'x34' concrete box culvert, one 5 span 10'x4'x41.75' concrete box culvert, and 7 miscellaneous smaller size concrete box culverts and other miscellaneous work incidental to the construction of approximately Lee Moor Contracting Company, El Paso, Texas has a contract for the furnishing and placing of an aggregate base course and the furnishing and placing of a mixed bituminous surface, using SC-6 road oil, plant Aggregate base course and concrete pavement, salvaging and replacing the aggregate base course and salvaging, mixing and relaying the oil mix. The widening of an existing concrete box culvert to a 36' clear roadway, the widening of a 2 span 10'x6'x34' concrete box culvert on a 30 degree skew and other miscellaneous work incidental to the construction of approximately one mile of the Ashfork-Flagstaff Highway. Beginning about one mile east of Williams and extending eastward. Construction started July 24, 1939, and is to be completed by November 30, 1939. Federal Aid Project 89-D (5) (1940). A. F. E. 6608. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for draining and grading the roadway, placing an aggregate base course and concrete pavement, salvaging and replacing the aggregate base course and salvaging, mixing and relaying the oil mix. The widening of two existing concrete box culverts and other miscellaneous work on approximately 2 miles of the Ashfork-Flagstaff Highway. Beginning about 12 miles east of Williams and extending easterly. Construction started July 24, 1939 and is to be completed by November 30, 1939. Federal Aid Project 89-E (3) (140). A. F. E. 6609. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, placing an aggregate base course and a Portland Cement Concrete pavement strip 11' to 13' wide along the side of the existing 18' concrete pavement in place between the towns of Mesa and Chandler. And such other work incidental to the construction and widening of this 6.5 miles of roadway. Construction started October 14, 1939, and is to be completed by December 31, 1939. Federal Aid Project Project 97-1 (1) (1940) and 97-F (2) (1940). A. F. E. 8702. Jas. A. Parker, resident engineer.

W. E. Orr, Contractor, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for the construction of two bridges on the Duncan-Clifton highway. The one bridge about 5 miles northwest of Duncan is a 6 25' span concrete bridge built on steel H piles with a 24' clear roadway. The other bridge, about 8 miles northwest of Duncan is a 3 span 10'x6'x25.5' concrete box. The approaches are to be graded and finished with aggregate base course and a mixed bituminous surface. Construction: started October 5, 1939, and is to be com pleted by January 15, 1940. Non-Federal Aid Project 13, Schedule No. 2. A. F. E. 7508. R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

mix, and other miscellaneous work incidental to the construction of approximately 6.7 miles of the Prescott-Flagstaff Highway, beginning near the City limits of Flagstaff and extending southwesterly. Construction started August 14, 1939, and is to be completed by December 15, 1939. Federal Aid Project 96-G (2). A. F. E. 7932. S. S. Benson, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, placing an aggreLewis Brothers, Phoenix, Arizona, have a contract for constructing a bridge and 1.2 miles of aproaches at Canyon Diablo on U. S. 66, 24 miles west of Winslow. Bridge is to be steel plate girder, with concrete floor, length 224' clear roadway width 26'. Approaches will have bituminous road mixed surfacing 22' wide with 7' shoulders, of salvaged oil mix. Construction started September 2, 1939, and is to be completed by June 15, 1940. Federal Aid Project 81-A (2) (1940), A. F. E. 6610. F. A. Berg, resident engineer.

George W. Orr, El Paso, Texas, has a contract for placing binder material, aggregate base course, and SC-6 plant mixed surfacing on 20.6 miles of the SolomonvilleDuncan Highway, on U. S. 70. The work begins 2 miles east of Solomonville and extends east. Construction started September 25, 1939 and is to be completed by March 31, 1940. This contract embraces Federal Lands Project 12 (1) (1938) A. F. E. 7030, and Federal Aid Projects 77-A (2) (1940), 77-B (2) (1940), 77-C (2) (1940), and 88-A (2) (1940), A. F. E. Nos. 7027,

It will be 246' long with 34' clear roadway. The road on either side of underpass is to have SC-4 bituminous road mixed surfacing. Construction started September 18, 1939 and is to be completed by April 30th, 1940. Federal Aid Grade Highway 130-É (1) (1939), A. F. E. 8610, and Federal Aid Project 130-F (1) (1939), A. F. E. 8612. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson Company of Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining the roadway and placing a mixed bituminous surface, using an SC-4 road oil, road mix. The construction of ten 2 span 6'x3'x 37'.6" concrete box culverts; one 6 span 10'x6'x37x6" concrete box culvert; two 2 span 10'x4'x37'6" concrete box culverts; one 3 span 10'x3'x37'x6" concrete box culverts; one 3 span 10'x4'x37'6" concrete box culvert; one 4 span 10'x3'x37'6" concrete box culvert and other miscellaneous work on approximately 7.9 miles of the Benson-Stein's Pass Highway, beginning at the town of San Simon and extending westerly. Construction started July 24, 1939 and is to be completed by April 15, 1940. Federal Aid Project 130-G (1) (1939) A. F. E. 8613. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Carl E. Nelson, Logan, Utah, has a contract for oil surfacing 18.5 miles on U. S. 89 from the northwest boundary of the Kaibab National Forest to the Utah State line. The 3.8 miles from Fredonia to the state line is to have an SC-6 plant mix, 20' wide, placed on existing road. This is Federal Aid Project 95-A (3) (1940), A. F. E. 8915. The 14.7 miles from the Kaibab Forest to Fredonia is to have aggregate base course and SC-6 plant mix, 28' wide, and embraces Federal Aid Project 132-B (2) (1940) and Federal Lands Project 9-A (2) (1940), A. F. E. 8903 and A. F. E. 8902. Construction started on September 11, 1939, and is to be completed by February 15, 1940. Н. В. Wright, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson Contractors, Inc., has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing select material, aggregate base course, plant mixed bituminous surface (using SC-6 Road Oil), and emulsified asphalt seal coat; and salvaging, mixing and relaying the oil mix. This contract includes, also, the widening of two concrete deck bridges and one timber bridge to 28 ft. clear roadway; the widening of six smaller size concrete box culverts; and other miscellaneous work incidental to the reconstruction of approximately 8.2 miles of the Prescott-Phoenix Highway beginning about 16 miles southwest of Prescott near Wilhoit and extending southwesterly toward Congress Junction. Construction started October 23, 1939 and is to be completed by May 15, 1940. Federal Aid Project 72-A (4) (1939). A. F. E. 8908. J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.

Courtesy stations are operated by Arizona for commerce regulations and for the convenience and comfort of the motoring public. This is the approach to San Simon station.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Company has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing aggregate base course, plant mixed bituminous surface (using SC-6 road oil), and emulsified asphalt seal coat. The construction of two multiple box culverts, a reinforced concrete bridge (four continuous spans, 25 ft. each), and other miscellaneous work on approximately 8.8 miles of the Benson-Douglas Highway beginning about five miles south of Tomb-stone and extending southerly toward Douglas. Construction started November 3, 1939 and is to be completed by April 30, 1940. Federal Aid Project 79-A (2) (1940), A. F. E. 8025; and Non-Federal Aid Project 79-C (1940), A. F. E. 8025. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

Martin Construction Company has a contract for the construction of a three-span concrete slab deck bridge on concrete abutments and two steel H-column pile piers, over the Casa Grande Canal one-fourth of a mile south of the town of Gila Bend. Construction started October 31, 1939 and is to be completed by December 15, 1939. Non-Federal Aid Project, A. F. E. 8511. Carl Huskinson, resident engineer.

Tiffany Construction Company has a contract for subgrading the roadway and refinishing the slopes, furnishing and placing select material, a SC-6 road oil, plant mix, a type "B" Seal Coat and Bituminous treat-

ing the shoulders on approximately 16.4 miles of the Globe-Showlow Highway beginning about 3 miles northeast of Globe and extending northeasterly toward Showlow, and is to be completed by July 31, 1940. Federal Aid projects F. A. 99-B (2), A. F. E. 6002 and F. A. 99-C (2), A. F. E. 6003. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson Company has a contract for the grading and draining the roadway, furnishing and placing imported Borrow, imported Borrow base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface, using SC-6 road oil, and bituminous treating the shoulders with SC-2 road oil. The construction of 5 multiple 10 ft. span concrete box culverts: one 4 25' continuous span, reinforced concrete slab bridge and 12 miscellaneous smaller size concrete box culverts and other miscellaneous work incidental to the construction of 9.2 miles of the Benson-Stein's Pass Highway, beginning 6.2 miles northeast of Willcox and extending northeasterly to Bowie Junction, and is to be completed by September 15, 1940. Federal Aid Project 130-1 (1) (1940), A. F. E. 8615. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

CONSTRUCTION.

District No. 1 J. R. VanHorn, District Engineer.

State forces are grading, draining, surfacing and fencing Siate Route 82, NogalesPatagonia Highway, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 8221. R. C. Bond, resident enginee".

State forces are engaged constructing fence. Maricopa-Yuma county line to Wickenburg, Highway U. S. 60-70, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 1501. Howard Shelp, resident engineer.

State forces are improving U. S. Highway 79, Mingus Mountain to Cottonwood, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 1407. J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.

State forces are grading, draining and surfacing 13.5 miles of U. S. Highway 80, Florence-Tucson Highway, Oracle Junction north, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 8001. D. J. Lyons, resident engineer.

State forces are widening and surfacing shoulders, and filling borrow pits on the Bisbee-Douglas Highway, U. S. Route 80, between Forest Ranch and Douglas. A. F. E. 3503. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

District No. 2

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer

State forces are constructing the approaches to two bridges built by contract on U. S. 666, approximately eight miles north of the town of St. Johns. W. P. A. participating. Α. F. Ε. 6661. E. H. West, resident engineer.

State forces are constructing a line change on State Route 65. Winslow-Pine Highway, consisting of grading, draining, surfacing and fencing, beginning at Coconino National Forest boundary, and extending north toward Winslow, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 2303. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State forces are constructing a line change on U. S. 70, Globe-Miami Highway, consisting of grading, draining and surfacing, Claypool to Globe, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 7025. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

State forces are widening and improving State Route 88, Apache Trail from Davis Creek to Pinal Creek, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 2202. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

State forces are widening with concrete U. S. 80, beginning at East Mesa City limits and running 4.21 miles on north side, W. P. A. participating. A F. E. 8030. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State forces are constructing line change eliminating curves on U. S. 80, beginning east side of Buckeye, 0.814 miles, W. P. A. participating. A. F. E. 8032. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

State forces are constructing sidewalks through the town of Joseph City. A. F. E. 2306. E. W. McIntire, resident engineer.

FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION New Post Office Building Phoenix, Arizona December 1, 1939 G. L. McLane, Senior Highway Engineer. W. R. F. Wallace, Highway Engineer. W. P. Wesch, Highway Bridge Engineer, Bridge Engineer. W. J. Ward, Associate Highway Engineer, Locating Engineer. R. Thirion, Associate Highway Engineer, Highway Planning Engineer. J. H. Brannan, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer. E. F. Strickler, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer. C. R. Brashears, Associate Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer. R. M.. Rutledge, Assistant Highway Engineer, Office Engineer. E. V. Aldrich, Assistant Highway Engineer, Materials Engineer.

JANUARY, 1940

PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS IN ARIZONA PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROUTE 3, FLAGSTAFF-CLINTS WELL HIGHWAY, COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST

W. E. Orr, Phoenix, Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining Section G of Arizona Forest Highway Route 3, Flagstaff-Clints Well. Project is located on the east shore of Mormon Lake and is 2.074 miles long. Work started August 30, 1939 and is about 65% complete. F. A. Bonnell, resident engineer.

ROUTE 11, PAYSON-COLCORD MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, TOΝΤΟ ΝΑTIONAL FOREST

H. J. Hagen, Globe, Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining Section F of Arizona Forest Highway Route 11, Payson-Colcord Mountain. Project begins 9½ miles east of Payson, Arizona and extends easterly 2.608 miles toward Indian Gardens. Work started August 30, 1939 and is about 80% complete. F. H. Horton, resident engineer.

ROUTE 19, CLIFTON-ALPINE HIGHWAY, APACHE NATIONAL FOREST

H. J. Hagen, Globe, Arizona, has a contract for grading and draining a portion of Section D of Arizona Forest Highway Route 19, Clifton-Alpine. Project begins 9 miles south of Alpine, Arizona and extends 1.652 miles toward Alpine. Work started August 30, 1939 and is about 85% complete. E. F. Koch, resident engineer.

ROUTE 33, CATALINA MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST

Project consists of grading and draining of a highway on the south side of the Catalina Mountains, between a point approximately 17 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona and Soldier Camp Ranger Station near the summit. The project has been completed from the foot of the mountain to a point 9.6 miles towards the summit. H. H. Woodman, resident engineer.

JACOB LAKE-NORTH RIM APPROACH TO GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK

W. W. Clyde & Company, Springerville, Utah, has the contract for placing base course and bituminous treated surfacing on the Jacob Lake-North Rim Approach Road to Grand Canyon National Park; a portion of Grand Canyon Route 3, the Bright Angel Point-Campe Royal Highway; a portion of Grand Canyon Route 4, the Bright Angel Spring-North Entrance Highway; and the North Rim Headquarters Service Roads. Project is 34.489 miles in length. Work started October 11, 1939 and is about 15% complete. V. G. Watson, resident engineer.

PROJECT SUSPENDED FOR WINTER ROUTE 28, FREDONIA-HOUSEROCK VALLEY HIGHWAY, KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST

Oswald Brothers, Contractors, Los Angeles, California, have the contract for grading, draining and placing crusher run rock top course with a light bituminous treatment on portions of Sections C and D of Arizona Forest Highway Route 28, Fredonia-Houserock Valley. Project begins at Jacob Lake and extends 11 miles northerly towards Fredonia. Work was suspended for the winter on September 29, 1939 when about 91% completed. V. G. Watson, resident Engineer.