Road Projects Under Construction

AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 1942

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'x02' 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 February 6, 1942. NonFederal aid project No. 90-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 of a special bituminous treated 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-G (2) (1942) A. F. E. 6647. H. B. 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 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

W. E. Orr Contractor has a contract for the grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing coarse and fine aggragate base course and mineral aggregate; processing road mix using SC-4 road oil and applying a type B seal coat. The construction of one structure over 20' clear span, six long concrete boxes and other work incidental to the construction of 3 miles of the Superior-Miami highway on a relocated line beginning 1 mile west of Miami. The contract also includes the placing of a road mix and type B seal coat on 1 mile of road beginning at the east end of the construction project and extending to Miami. The work is to be completed by October 31. 1942. SNFA Project 16 (4) 1942 Α.Ε.Ε. 7031. C. B. Browning resident engineer.

H. L. Royden has a contract for the construction of Rattlesnake Canyon Bridge located approximately 6% miles southeast of Clifton on the Di 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 February 28, 1942. Non-F. A. Project 138 (1941). 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 February 18, 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 to be completed by March 15, 1942. Work shut down for winter. Non-F. A. Project 40 (1942) A. F. E. 6658. F. A. Berg, resident engineer.

Martin Construction Co. have a contract for grading and draining the the approaches; and placing imported borrow; select material aggregate base course; and a plant mixed bitum-inous surface using SC-6 road oil and type B seal coat. The project begins about 42 miles northwest of Puoemx and extends toward Morristown a distance of o of a mile on the Phoemx-Prescott Inginway. The work is to be completed by March 31, 1942. 5. N. F. A. Project No. 84-D (2) (1941-42) A. F. E. 8917. J. A. Parker, resident engmeer.

Martın Construction Co. have a contract for grading and draming the roadway, turmsting and pracing select material, aggregate Dase course, a plant mixed bituminous suriace, using ১০-০ road oil and a type 15 seal coat on 1.5 miles of the Phoemx-Frescott Ingliway. The work is divided mmo two Federal Aid Projects, one on each end of the Morristown Overpass reconstruction project above. S. N. F. A. 70 (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 draming the roadway; furnishing and placing course and ime aggregate base course; and a special bitummous suriace treatment; the construction of live concrete boxes; two multiple span 10'x8' concrete structures and one + span special concrete slab bridge 110' long and other work mcidental to the construcuon on a new alignment of 34 miles of the Duncan-Clifton highway beginning about 3 miles southeast of Cluton and extending to ward Duncan. The work is to be completed by April 30, 1942. 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 draming the roadway; turmshing and placing imported borrow; select material, aggregate base course and a road mixed bitummous surlace 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 100-1oot steel pile concrete deck bridge; the steel for which is state furnished and omer 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 adjoming the above construction. The project begins at Snowflake and extends northerly 2.8 miles toward Holbrook. The work is to be completed by February 17, 1942. Non-F. A. project 131-K (1941) and 136-K. (1942) A.F.E. 7716. F. A. Berg, resident engineer.

D. A. Flickinger Contractor has a contract for grading and draming 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 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 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. Ie. WPA participating. A. F. E. 6011. E. H. West, 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 and A. F. E. 2205. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

State Forces are widening with PCC paveMention U. S. 80, east of town of Mesa. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8053. Jas A. Parker, resident engineer. J. R. Van Horn, District Engineer

DISTRICT NO. 3

Bids have been called for February 13, 1942 at 11:00 A. M. for the grading and draining; furnishing and placing imported borrow, select material coarse and fine aggregate base course and mineral aggregate processing road mix using SC-2 road oil and a flush coat of SC-2 road oil. The construction of two single span timber bridges and one multiple span timber bridge; the construction of 17 concrete arch culverts and other work incidental to the construction of 4.9 miles of new highway adjacent to the northeast boundary of the Fort Huachuca Military Reservation, beginning at Fry and connecting with the existing highway emerging from the reservation at the northeast corner. The work to be completed by August 31, 1942. Defense Access Project No. DAWC 1 (1) (1942) A. F. E. 9201.

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.Lee Moor Contracting Company has a contract 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 beginning 17 miles northeast of Benson and extending northeasterly 91% 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; furnishing 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 reconstruction of the road. The work is to be completed 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.

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 51% miles of the Benson-Douglas highway beginning at Tombstone and extending southeasterly toward Bisbee. The work is to be completed by February 4, 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.

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.

FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION New Post Office Building Phoenix, Arizona January 29, 1942 G. L. McLane, Senior Highway Engineer. W. R. F. Wallace, Highway Engineer.

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

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

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

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

E. V. Aldrich, Associate Materials Engineer, Materials Engineer.

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

PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION

PROJECTS IN ARIZONA

PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONRoute 33, Catalina Mountain Highway Coronado National Forest Project consists of grading and draining of a 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 was about 98% complete when shut down for the winter on December 10, 1941. F. A. Bonnell is resident engineer.

Boulder Dam National Recreation 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 73% completed. H. H. Woodman is resident engineer.

BIDS RECEIVED

Organ 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.

Yours Sincerely and Sincerely to You ARIZONA AND THE WAR EFFORT:

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS is as fine a publication as I know of; a beautifully done work that I am always exceedingly happy to receive. Your December 1941 issue is a masterpiece. We were very happy, on the Rock Island, to be included among the resources of the State, described so eloquently and so beautifully in the story and pictures under the heading "Our Land." It disappointed us a little, of course, that our Arizona Limited should have been described in the article as the "Arizona Special." Undoubtedly this was merely a typographical error, but I mention it lest perchance in your records the name of the train has not been shown correctly. We believe Arizona has a noble and important role in national defense. The struggle to win the war will impose great physical burdens on all of us and all of us have the plain duty to keep ourselves in the best possible condition for the jobs to which we are assigned. Vacations in Arizona, where the climate and the sunshine are so beneficent, can do much to repair the effects of the strain of working at war speed, and we intend to emphasize this in our literature and press contacts.I hope that 1942 will bring to all of us much cause for happiness and many reasons to rejoice.

T. J. O'Shaughnessy, Assistant, Executive Department, The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company Chicago, Ill.

Arizonans are proud of the Rock Island Lines, proud of the Arizona Limited, which brings so many people each winter into the Land of the Sun. Few travel and transportation organizations are more alert, more aggressive. We agree with Mr. O'Shaughnessy that never before will the quiet and rest and sunshine of Arizona mean so much to the nation's welfare, never will vacations in Arizona be so avidly enjoyed.

FROM AN OLD FRIEND:

On this, the last day of the year, we feel it necessary to devote a few of its waning hours to thoughts of those who contributed to our enjoyment and happiness during the twelve months that have passed.

Thank you for "Arizona Highways."

By immersing ourselves in the well written and illustrated pages of your fine publication, we have been able to enjoy many hours of pleasant relaxation from the cares of conflict and strife that blanket our daily lives.

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A CLIPPING FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES:

Here's a clipping from the editorial page of the Seattle Times in which your state and "Arizona Highways" are given more welldeserved boosts.

W. G. Drummond, Royonier Incorporated, Seattle, Washington.

Not for the Enemy There is a publication that comes to hand at regular intervals that one may well hope will never fall into the hands of the enemy. It comes from Arizona and it concerns Arizona. It is published by the Arizona Highway Department.

This is why no one would wish to have it fall into the hands of an aggressive enemy: The illustrations are so beautiful, and they disclose Arizona as being a land of such charm and enchantment that any hostile power would be likely to make Arizona an immediate military objective. That is a fate no one would wish to see befall so lovely a state as Arizona is thus pictured. And when this unpleasant business is all over, let's take a leaf out of Arizona's notebook. Let's give the world as fair a vision of Washington as "ARIZONA HIGHWAYS" repeatedly provides for the white, snowy recesses of the San Francisco Peaks, the turquoise and moonmetal artistry of the Navajo, the golden sunsets on the desert and the violet shadows of the Grand Canyon.

A NOTE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF COLORADO:

Long ago I expressed a view that you were publishing the most interesting magazine in America. I might not appear to have been justified in using such superlatives, but the continued fine character of your efforts and particularly the December, 1941 issue I think have vindicated my strong language and your accomplishments.

As governor of Colorado, I cannot admit that you have anything in Arizona which surpasses Colorado's natural attractions. But I must concede the point that Arizona does a very much better job of telling the world about it than any of the rest of us. In any event, we are always boosting for our sister state, and your magazine is one which I read from cover to cover every month.

Ralph L. Carr, Governor of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.

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NEIGHBORLY GREETINGS:

Looking back over 1941 I distinctly remember some very instructive and enjoyable moments spent reading your wonderful magazine, ARIZONA HIGHWAYS. May I compliment you upon the most impressive manner in which you present the merits, the touching beauty and the future of your great Southwest, which bears such affinity to our own Northwest.

I sincerely hope that the success enjoyed thus far by your fine publication will continue uninterrupted in the future.

Ygnacio Soto, President, Camara Nacional De Comercio e Industria De Hermosillo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

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