Road Projects Under Construction

..ROAD PROJECTS.. Under Construction DISTRICT No. 1

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 September 30, 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. The work is to be completed by November 14, 1942. SNFA Project 89-D (7) (1942) A. F. E. 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. The work is to be completed by August 10, 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 aggregate 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) A. F. E. 7031. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

Martin Construction Co. has 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 July 5, 1942, S.N.F.A. Project No. 84-D (2) (1941-42) A. F. E. 8917. J. A. Parker, resident engineer.

Martin Construction Co., has a contract for grading and draining the roadway, furnishing 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 July 5, 1942. J. A. Parker, resident engineer.

D. A. Flickinger Contractor has a contract for grading and draining the roadway; the construction of two small and one large concrete arch structure on 2.9 miles of the Globe Young highway beginning 17 miles northwest of Globe on the Apache Trail and extending northerly toward Young. The construction is on a new alignment. The work is to be completed by July 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 seal coating on U. S. Highway 60-70 east and west of Globe; WPA forces participating. A. F. E. 2205. C. B. Browning, resident engineer.

State Forces are widening with PCC pavement U. S. 80, east of the town of Mesa. WPA participating. A. F. E. 8053. Jas. A. Parker, resident engineer.

N. G. Hill & Company was the low bidder on bids opened May 29, 1942 for the grading and draining the roadway; furnishing and placing coarse and fine aggregate base course; a road mixed bituminous surface and a type B seal coat and the widening of present structures on 23% miles of the West Chandler-Higley Highway, beginning just east of the railroad tracks at Chandler and extending easterly. The work is to be completed by August 15, 1942. A W F A S Project 25-A (3) (1942) AFE 616.

"Are these the Indians who painted the Painted Desert?

Wallace and Wallace Contractors, have a contract for grading and draining the roadway, 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 con-struction of 4.9 miles of new highway adjacent to the northeast boundary of the Fort Hua-chuca Military Reservation, beginning at Fry and connecting with the existing highway emerging from the reservation at the northeast corner. The work is to be completed by August 31, 1942. Defense Access Project No. DA-WC1 (1) (1942) A.F.E. 9201. Sam 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 highway engineering forces are planning and supervising the construction of 2.25 miles of State Route 82; west from junction of State Route 82 and 92. Work accomplishment by WPA. A.F.E. 9202. 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. Route 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 15.1 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 resumed on May 7 after the winter shutdown. All work on the project was completed on May 25, 1942. 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 was resumed on this project on May 11, after the winter shutdown. All work will be completed by June 10, 1942. H. H. Woodman is resident engineer.

Norman G. Wallace Renovation of existing highways is a policy of the Arizona Highway Department to keep pace with modern traffic. View here is on U. S. Highway 60 and 70 between Miami and Superior,

Organ Pipe Cactus

National Monument Fisher Contracting Company, Phoenix, Arizona, has contract in the amount of $310,401.28 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. Construction work is about 45% complete. R. M. Rutledge is resident engineer,