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"In addition to our construction
program, .the maintenance division is
doing a good job on these highways,"
McKinnon said. The spring breakup
arrived later tnis year than is ordi
nary, and the areas of pavement that
are heaved and broken by this tremen
dous force are being corrected as fa
st as the f rost leaves the grou.nd .
Crews are in the area today, he said,
bla ding a ad pa t c hin g t he d a mage d sec
tions is right at the border .vhere
'only a surface treat me n t ha s bee n
placed, on the subgrade. This section
needs more maintenance, and it is
gettingit, McKinnon said. It also
is one of the projects to be contract
ed for this year.
"ifter driving over hundreds of
miies of unpaved Canadian highways,
the unwary traveler often expects a
b ump - f re e ro m .. he n he sees a sari
ace a highway. .veil, we have bumps
t ha t a re b ro u g h t o n by t he s e v e re
fros t action in t, his a re a , a no we
a re a t te mpting to re c tify this sit
uation as ru^iuiy as we. can,"
McKinnon Laid. avery attempt is made
by the Department of Highways to
caution the t m ve le r by placing arn
ing signs a lo n g the ro ute a nd f 1 a g
ging the worst sections.
Commissi o n e r idc K i n n o n s a id. t he
Department regrets any inconvenience
caused the tourists that are coming
in now, but progress is being made.
The construction contracts under
way on these routes are:
C-lenn Highway-ToIsona Cre-Mf to
die nna 1 Is n , 16.1 m.i Le s , n 1 ,'919,006;
Mendeltna Cre = k to ten miles east,
10.1 miles rfi ,700,000; cie *rwa ter ’
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MILE I IE) RICHAHDSON hw.V
Creek southwest ,6.2 miles, 41,205,
000; Little Toa River to Bartell
Crest?:, 7 miles,6851,000; matanuska
River bink protection, 1.8 miles,
; 406,000; and Last Fifth kvenue re
location, 2,078 miles, 61,251,000.
I Alaska Highway-Shaw Creek to
i Tanana River, 8.6 miles; 41,251,000;
I Tanana River to Delta Junction, 9-2
I miles, 4765,000; and dob Is Street
I paving, fi 206,000.
Projects t'ha twill be let to
contract ./yet this year are;
Oienn Highway-Tolsona Creek to
\ Sienna lien pav-ing, 16 miles; iiile 25
! to Tok CutolL , 7 miles; Little Tok
River north, 7-2 miles; and Lnik and
ji'-utanuska cringes and highway relocat
ion, six bridges and 2.7 miles 01 roue
Alaska Highway-Canadian border 12
miles northwest, 12 miles; Bitters
CrecK: sli&e area, 1.7 miles; Tok
Junction east to Tanana River, li
i miles; Tanana River bridge at Big
: Delta,1.6 miles, and Fairbanks toward
North Pole, 7.4 Lillies.
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Tbe p opal a t i o n o n t ne re s e r v a t i o n
bus increased some .in at. due to tbe ar
rival of tbe scientists, technicians
and s t udd nts f rom Soutbwes te rn of
iampbis .»• no bope to m x iee obse rva t ions
and radiation me a s u re. ne nts o i tbe
sun's corona during tie eclipse July
'20th. most of tbe effort of over a
year's p re p a ra t i o n a n S w ads o 1 I a o t
will be snot if a st-uoborn or unin- . r
formed cloud ge.fs in tbs road. Tbe
actua 1 time for t.ne mos t' import int
‘observation is about four seconds,.!
am given to understand, instead of thej
leisurely vacation of thirty -eight
seconds. oince we assured them be re ;
at tbe station that this ,v a s’ t he v e ry |
bee t place to ioca te tbe ir pro je ct, I
earnestly enjoin tbe local chamber of (
c o mine r ce a nd o t b e r w o r t by civic o r
ganizations, uid ail good citizens to
get in tnere and root lor a real gone
c ie a r a ay . In Ui s e r io us ns s s , we .
vv i s b t be m t be cest at fuel.
iArs . Tote r t 31... c bbu rn and: c 1 i Id -
re n • re t urned i ro m a visit to 3a r*ro w .
fir. Bob ^CiUhon returned from a
snort visit to the other forty eight.