SNOW REMOVAL
IN THE- VALIEV
The following article was receive^
from the Alaska Road Commission
Vfa. J. Niemi, District Engineer.
Winter maintenance of the road
system in the Matanuska Valley
has increased annually with tho inh
ere. se in population. School bus
routes alone, of which thortare
twelve serving Palmer and V.'asilla
covur a total road distance of
approxmately 150 miles. In addit
ion there arc tho n.merous farm
ror.es, tho road to the V/illow Creole
mining district and the main high
v'ays to Anchorage and the Rich
ardson Highv/ay.
Maintenance of highv/ay3 during
the v/inter re resents unproductive
expenditures. Funds must be re
served for this voek from monies
appropriated for maintenance and
improvement of roads during the
summer. A 'severe v/inter can,
therefore, cut deeply into the
summer work program and. allow for |
only minimum maintenance during tha
summer v/hen the roads aro used the
most.
The Alaska Road Commission has
a definite plan for snow removal
and winter maintenance on the schcn
bus routes and the main highways
in the Matnnuska Valley. Each
year there are numerous requests
for snow removal on lesser trav- j
oiled branch roads. As a means
of acquiring factual information !.
and data for the future planning, j
budgeting of funds, and di'spofcit- i
ion of snow removal equipment,
the Alaska Road Commission will
hold a public meeting at Palmer, 1
Alaska at 8;00 P.r., Oct. 10, in’
t}io Community Hall building.
Since most inhabitants are served !
by the roads which are normally
kept open and maintained for the
school bus routes end through tra
ffic, such roads are listed below.
There would be no object for the
people served by these roads to
attend the meeting since their
problems are already solved by an
established plan of snow removal.
Roads which are normally kept
opc-n are listed as follows:
1 Springer system south of Communit
Center.
2 Lazy Mt. road to the Childrens
Home.
3Glenn Highway from Palmer east tc
the Richard sen Highway & Alaska =
Highways.
Anchorage-Palmer highway
5 Loop around Bodenbv.rg Butte
6 Scott Ron!
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for c.ll Occasions,y
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Mary Witt
CALI 6-Y-3.
Better have your
"Cold Weather"
Clothes
CLEANED & PRESSED.
PICK-UP £ DELIVFRY
SERVICE
in Paln^r & V/asilla
OPEN 5 DAYS A WEEK
Mondays thru Fridays.
7 Willow Creek Road from Glenn
Highway to road c:mp above Susitna
Lodge.
8 Farm Loop at beginning of Willow
Creek Road( Lossing)
9 Palmer- Matanuska Road
10 Matanuska Trunk Road
11 Palmer- Wasilia Road
12Bogard Road
13 Wasilia - Matanuska Road
14 Edlund Road loop to Knik Road
15 Wasilla - Knik Road
16 Hayflats Roads
17 Wasilla - ^’ishhook Road to Sore
nsons .
18 Kings Lake Road
19 Jonesvillc- Rska Road
20 Pittman Road (when equipment is
y DON’T FORGET ROAD COMMISSION
MEETING OCT. 10, 8:00 ?.!!.
Palmer Community Hall.
Pinochle Party Oct. 19, 8:00 P.M
Grange Hall