Road Projects Under Construction

.. ROAD PROJECTS.. Under Construction DISTRICT NO. 1

H. J. Hagen has been awarded a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing aggregate base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface, using SC-6 road oil; the construction of a 10'x7'x62' concrete box culvert and a 3 span 10'x12'x64' concrete box culvert, and other work incidental to the construction of 2.2 miles of the Prescott-Flagstaff highway beginning at Clarkdale and extending southeasterly. The work is to be completed by January 15, 1942. NonFederal aid project No. 96-K (1942) A. F. E. 8955. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

Wallace and Wallace, Contractors, have a contract for the furnishing and placing coarse and fine aggregate base course and the mixing and placing ing a special bituminous surface using SC-2 road oil on approximately six miles of the recently constructed realignment at Parks and extending easterly to the present highway near Belmont. The work is to be completed by March 15, 1942. SNFA Project No. 89, (1942) A. F. Ε. 6647. Н. В. Wright, resident engineer.

Packard Contracting Co. has been awarded a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing coarse and fine aggregate base course; salvaging, mixing and relaying the oil cake; the widening of four concrete structures over 20 feet clear span, and other work incidental to the reconstruction of 634 miles of the Ashfork-Flagstaff highway beginning about two miles east of Williams and extending toward Flagstaff. While the date for completion has been set for May 3, 1942, actual construction will not start until spring. SNFA Project 89-D (7) (1942) AFE 6648. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Packard Contracting Co. has been awarded a contract for grading and draining the roadway over an alignment which follows the existing road closely for the entire distance; furnishing and placing imported borrow; select material; aggregate base course and mixing and placing special bituminous surface treatment using SC-2 road oil on approximately 4 miles of the Flagstaff-Fort Valley highway, beginning about 3 miles north of Flagstaff and extending northwesterly. Construction will start when weather permits in the spring The work is to be completed by July 15, 1942. F. A. S. Project No. 24-A (1) (1942) A. F. E. 607. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

State Forces are paving with Portland cement concrete, U. S. Highway 66, Williams. WPA participating. A. F. E. 6626. Н. В. Wright, resident engineer.

State Forces are improving by widening and backsloping U.S. Highway 89, Prescott-Wilhoit. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8934. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 2

H. L. Royden has a contract for the construction of Rattlesnake Canyon Bridge located approximately 61% miles southeast of Clifton on the Duncan-Clifton highway. The structure is a four span concrete deck on steel girder supported by concrete piers and abutments. The work to be completed by January 31, 1942. Non-F. A. Project 138 (1941). R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

Martin Construction Co. has been awarded a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing aggregate base course and a road mixed bituminous surface;the construction of four small concrete boxes and one six span 10'x8'x37'6" concrete structure and other work incidental to the construction of 3.5 miles of the Safford-Bowie Junction highway beginning 15.5 miles north of Bowie Junction and extending toward Saf ford. Work should be completed by December 20, 1941. Federal Lands Project No. F. L. 14-A (1) (1941) A. F. E. 6665. R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

Phoenix Tempe Stone Co. has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing coarse and fine aggregate base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface using SC-6 road oil and a type B seal coat. The construction of one three-span 10x4 concrete culvert and other work incidental to the reconstruction of 7 miles of the Phoenix-Prescott highway beginning about 4 miles northwest of the town of Marinette and extending northwesterly toward Morristown. The work is to be completed by January 13, 1942. SNFA 84-A (1941) A. F. E. 8938. F. A. Parker, resident engineer.

Wallace and Wallace, Contractors, have been awarded a contract for grading and draining the roadway; the furnishing and placing of select mineral aggregate base course and mineral aggregate. The furnishing, mixing and laying a road mixed bituminous surface using SC-4 road oil and other work incidental to the construction of 5.8 miles of the Holbrook-Winslow highway beginning 12.3 miles west of Holbrook and extending westerly. The work is to be completed by January 15, 1942. Non-F. A. Project 40 (1942) A. F. E. 6658. F. A. Berg, resident engineer.

Martin Construction Co. have a contract for the reconstruction of the Morristown Overpass; grading and draining the approaches; furnishing and placing imported borrow; select material aggregate base course; and a plant mixed bituminous surface using SC-6 road oil and type B seal coat. The project begins about 42 miles northwest of Phoenix and extends toward Morristown a distance of .6 of a mile on the Phoenix-Prescott highway. The work is to be completed by March 31, 1942. S. N. F. A. Proj ect No. 84-D (2) (1941-42) A. F. E. 8917. J. A. Parker, resident engineer.

Martin Construction Co. have a contract for grading and draining the roadway, furnishing and placing select material, aggregate base course, a plant mixed bituminous surface, using SC-6 road oil and a type B seal coat on 1.5 miles of the Phoenix-Prescott highway. The work is divided into two Federal Aid Projects, one on each end of the Morristown Overpass reconstruction project above. S. N. F. A. 76 (4) 8917. The work is to be completed by March 31, 1942. J. A. Parker, resident engineer.

Geo. W. Orr has been awarded a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing coarse and fine aggregate base course; and a special bituminous surface treatment; the construction of five concrete boxes; two multiple span 10'x8' concrete structures and one 4 span special concrete slab bridge 110' long and other work incidental to the construction on a new alignment of 334 miles of the Duncan-Clifton highway beginning about 3 miles southeast of Clifton and extending toward Duncan. F. A. Project 138-B (1) (1942) A. F. E. 7510. R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

H. L. Royden has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing imported borrow; select material, aggregate base course and a road mixed bituminous surface using SC-2 road oil and a type D seal coat; the construction of one multiple span 10'x7' concrete box; the construction of the abutments, piers and deck; driving steel H column piles and steel piles for a 150-foot steel pile concrete deck bridge; the steel for which is state furnished and other items incidental to the relocation of 2.1 miles of the Showlow-Holbrook highway. The contract also includes the furnishing and placing of a road mixed bituminous surface, and type D seal coat on .7 of a mile adjoining the above construction. The project begins at Snowflake and extends northerly 2.8 miles toward Holbrook. The work is to be completed by January 31, 1942. Non-F. A. project 131-K (1941) and 136-K (1942) Α.Ε.Ε. 7716. F. A. Berg, resident engineer.

D. A. Flickinger Contractor has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; the construction of one small and one large concrete structure on 2.9 miles of the GlobeYoung highway beginning 17 miles northwest of Globe on the Apache Trail and extending northerly toward Young. This construction is on a new alignment. The work is to be completed by March 31, 1942. Federal Aid Secondary Project No. 17-A (1) (1941) A. F. E. 608. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

State Forces are grading and draining 1.206 miles of the Superior-Miami highway on U. S. 60-70; F. A. 16; WPA forces participating. A. F. E. 7031. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

State Forces are paving with concrete U. S. Highway 70, Superior Streets. WPA participating, A. F. E. 7007. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

State Forces are resetting highway guard, U. S. 60. WPA participating, A. F. E. 6020. H. B. Little, resident engineer.

State Forces are changing alignment and constructing curve west of Buckeye on U. S. 80. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8010. J. A. Parker, resident engineer.

State Forces are changing alignment, widening and surfacing on U. S. 60, east of the town of Springerville. WPA participating. A. F. E. 6011. E. H. West, resident engineer.

State Forces are widening with oil and constructing concrete curbs, gutters and sidewalks on State Route Washington Boulevard, 32nd St., to Delano Ave. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8017. Jas. A. Parker, resident engineer.

State Forces are seal coating on U. S. Highway 60-70 east and west of Globe; WPA forces participating. A. F. E. 2201. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 3

J. R. Van Horn, District Engineer James S. Maffeo has a contract for sub-grading the roadway and refinishing the slopes, furnishing and placing of select materials, aggregate base course; and a road mixed bituminous surface using SC-4 road oil and an SC-4 road oil coat on 6.5 miles of the Nogales-Fort Huachuca highway beginning about 14% miles northeast of Nogales and extending to Patagonia. The work is to be completed by August 31, 1941. Non-F. A project 139-A (1941) A. F. E. 8224. S. R. Dysart, resident engineer.

James S. Maffeo has a contract for the reconstruction of the existing underpass in the town of Lowell. The work consists of constructing new concrete backwall, pedestrian tunnels and wingwalls; removing portions of the old concrete walls and facing of existing concrete piers; removing existing steel span; furnish and place new steel superstructure; apply gunite to old and new concrete faces and install electric lighting system.

The changes necessary in connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad will be done by that company. Work suspended awaiting structural steel June 6, 1941.

The work is to be completed by January 15, 1942. SN-FAGH project 79-I. (4) (1941), Benson-Douglas highway. A. F. E. 8008. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson Contractors, Inc., have a contract for the construction of an underpass and approach roadway totaling approximately 5 miles on the Benson-Steins Pass highway in and adjacent to the city of Benson.

The underpass consists of a four-lane divided highway structure. The work to be done by the contractor consists of grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing select material; aggregate base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface with a type "B" seal coat; the construction of one structure over 20 foot clear span; and the underpass structure; new railroad grades necessitated by the relocation of railroad tracks; and the placing of select material.

The project is known as the Benson-Steins Pass highway, SN-FAGH 137-E (1) (1939-40-41). A. F. E. 8619, and is to be completed by December 31, 1941. P. F. Glendenning, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson Contractors, Inc., have a contract for reconstruction and relocating of the junction of three highways in and adjacent to the city of Benson. The work consists of grading and draining the roadway, furnishing base course and a plant mixed bituminous surface and a type "B" seal coat on .3 miles of divided highway and .85 miles of undivided roadway; the construction of a highway separation structure and four structures over 20 foot clear span.

The projects are known as SN-FA 18-A, B, E and F, (5) (1940), Benson-Vail highway, A. F. E. 8002, and SN-FA 79-D (3) (1941), Benson-Douglas highway, A. F. E. 8002.

The work is to be completed by December 31, 1941. P. F. Glendenning, resident engineer. Lee Moor Contracting Company has a con-tract for grading and draining the roadway, furnishing and placing imported borrow, select material; course and fine aggregate base course; the construction of 10 small concrete structures and four multiple span 10x7 to 10' concrete structures over 20 foot clear span and other items incidental to the construction of 9.6 miles of the Benson-Steins Pass highway be-ginning 17 miles northeast of Benson and ex-tending northeasterly 912 miles toward Willcox. The work is to be completed by April 30, 1942. SNFA project 137-C (11) (1942) A. F. E. 8622. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

White & Miller, Contractors, have a contract for grading and draining the roadway; furnish-ing and placing of select material; aggregate base course; a plant mixed bituminous surface using SC-6 road oil and a type "B" seal coat on 6 miles of the Benson-Vail highway beginning at the Pima county line and extending easterly to the Whetstone Overpass. Included is the widening of 13 small concrete structures over 20 feet and one new concrete structure over 20 feet and other work incidental to the recon-struction of the road. The work is to be com pleted by April 15, 1942. SNFA project 18-A-B-E-F (6) (1942) and SNFA 18 C and D (4) (1942) A. F. E. 8846. P. F. Glendenning, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Co. has been awarded a contract for the furnishing, hauling and stock-piling of 12,000 tons of mineral aggregate for use on the Yuma-San Luis highway. The work is to be completed by November 30, 1941. Non-Federal Aid Project AFE 9504. Carl C. Huski-son, resident engineer.

State Forces are widening and surfacing shoulders and filling borrow pits on the Bis-bee-Douglas highway, U. S. Route 80, between Forest Ranch and Douglas, A. F. E. 8007. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY PUBLIC ROAD ADMINISTRATION

New Post Office Building Phoenix, Arizona December 1, 1941 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.

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

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

R. M. Rutledge, Assistant Highway Engineer, Acting Supervising Engineer.

James S. Maffeo has a contract for the cleaning of cut ditches; furnishing and placing mineral aggregate; mixing, spreading and compacting bituminous surface by the road mix method using SC-2 road oil; furnishing and placing a type "B" seal coat on 51½ miles of the Benson-Douglas highway beginning at Tombstone and extending southeasterly toward Bisbee. The work is to be completed by January 15, 1942. Non-FA Project Nos. 79-C (1942) AFE 8014. Sam Dysart, resident engineer.

State highway engineering forces are planning and supervising the construction of 6.2 miles of State Route 92 from the north boundary of Ft. Huachuca Military Reservation to the Junction with State Route 82 (Military Access Project.) Work accomplishment by WPA. A. F. E. 9202. S. R. Dysart, resident engineer.

Pearson & Dickerson Contractors, Inc. have submitted the low bid on the excavation of a channel change and dike 200 feet upstream from the San Pedro bridge located about 1 mile east of Benson on the Benson-Steins Pass highway. Non-F. A. project No. A. F. E. 8619. The work is to be completed by January 27, 1942.

State Forces are grading, draining, surfacing and fencing State Route 82, Nogales, Patagonia-Sonoita highway. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8223. S. R. Dysart, resident engineer.

State Forces are grading, draining and surfacing 13.5 miles of U. S. Highway 80, Florence-Junction highway, Oracle Junction north. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8064. D. J. Lyons, resident engineer.

PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS IN ARIZONA PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONRoute 33, Catalina Mountain Highway, Coronado National Forest

Project consists of grading and draining of highway with prison labor 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. Grading has been partially completed from the foot of the mountain to a point 14.2 miles toward the summit. Claude Hillman, construction superintendent.

Route 3, Flagstaff-Clints Well

Packard Contracting Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has contract in the amount of $125,809.95, for construction of Arizona Forest Highway Project 3-H, approximately 16 miles south of Flagstaff. Work consists of grading and construction of drainage structures. Length of project 8.3 miles. Work is about 95% complete. F. A. Bonnell is resident engineer.

Boulder Dam National Recreational Area

Tanner Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona has contract in the amount of $349,387 for grading, installation of drainage structures, and placing bituminous treated surfacing on 15.26 miles of roadway within the Boulder Dam National Recreational Area adjacent to Pierce Ferry. Work is about 55% complete. H. H. Woodman is resident engineer.

Route 17, Snowflake-Pinetop

Fisher Contracting Company, Phoenix, has contract in the amount of $67,645 for placing crushed cinder base course and performing certain incidental work on a portion of Section B of Arizona Forest Route 17, Snowflake-Pinetop. The length of the project is 13 miles and extends from Showlow to about one mile south of Pinetop. Work is about 95% complete. C. H. Clark is resident engineer.

BIDS RECEIVEDOrgan Pipe Cactus National Monument

Bids were opened on October 16 for grading, installing drainage structures, placing base course, bituminous treatment, and incidental work on Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Route 1, Pima County, Arizona. Length of the project is 22.7 miles, extending from the Mexico-United States Border to the north boundary of the monument. Fisher Contracting Company, Phoenix, submitted the low bid in the amount of $310,401.28.