0 FOUR-LANER
The reconstruction to repair damage to
he highway caused Ipy thawing permafrost
:nder way currently on a 16-mile section
f road on the Glenn Highway near Glenn
lien (F-042-3(6) has given rise to a
aseless rumor that a four-lane highway
s being built*
Pre-construction Engineer, Bruce
ampbell, said that the contractor, Morrison
nudsen Go. Inc*, is flattening slopes
n the roadway prism to minimize differ
ntial settlement caused by the thawing
' permafrost under-the roadway area* The
ork is being built to a Highway Department
'.esign*
To accomplish this and overcome a
'.ifficult drainage problem in the area,
.he-grade has been raised considerably—
..n some places to a height of four to six
,’eet from the surrounding terrain.
•This gradual buildup of the road
bed coupled with the flattened slopes
las let to speculation by some travelers
shat a four-lane highway is being con
structed. However, Campbell pointed out,
is the bed is gradually sloped higher
she driving area narrows, and when-oom
pleted the road will be 40 feet wide with
:wo 12-foot paved traffic lanes and two
3-foot surface treated shoulders. This
is built to the same plan as the recently
completed reconstruction job near Eagle
liver and is standard state design on
primary roads.
Campbell said this is not the abso
lute solution to the permafrost problems
In Alaska and some normal settlement is
^till expected—particularly for the first
:wo years after the construction is fin
ished. But it will help to eliminate
some extreme frost heaves on the paved
surface, he said.
NOTICE
There will be a hearing at Kenny
Sake school house on November 2 at
7:30 p.m. concerning the formation of a
Soil Conservation Sub-District for the
Copper River Basin* State Department of
/Agriculture officials will be present
from Palmer.
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LETTER T£ COPPER RIVER CURRENT
TA2-3266
Copper
Center
Bob and I have been on ’’the Pass” .•
for two weeks now. The ’’Copper River
Current” is being sent ” on to us by our
caretaker. The boys up here enjoy
reading it too, especially those from
”up country” . Jack Coats and Ed Churcji
from Glennallen and John Billim from
Chitina are here at camp.
It has been a rather uneventful
two weeks and the weather has been
beautiful until today. This morning
we woke up to find that white stuff
all over the ground and the road is
pretty slippery under the fresh snow.
An Airman from Elmendorf, traveling
with his wife and two small boys skidded
on the hill just above camp and turned
his jeep and camper bottom side up*
The camper cushioned the impact, and
appeared to be a total loss, but none
of the occupants of the pick-up were
injured. The jeep was rigated, given a
little first aid and was able to limp
on toward Anchorage within a few hours
after the accident.
It might bo well for the people of
the valley to know our caretaker. His
name is Robert ’’Bobby1' Sargent. Heis
from Wasilla. Bobby has a telephone in
his cabin, back of the lodge. We feel
that it is well that the people of t.he
community know that it is there in case
of an emergency..
We appreciate the ''Current" and
feel it is a job well done.
Sincerely yours;
Margaret G, Fraser
Tonsina Lodge