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Wapello Street Viaduct Starth,On 1959 Iowa Highway ProgramsFour Wapello county projects aie included in the Iowa High-way Commission s multi-mil* lion-dollar road improvement program for 1959.Probably the most significant is the commission's reference to the viaduct to be built at the foot of Wapello street for re-lot a 110n of high way 63.In its report, the highway commission makes no mention )f how much mon. v is to be spent this year Howe\er, Ottumwa city officials point tothe 1400.000 of federal money to be received ann rally*. The finished viaduct itself will costand erosion control of high-way 213 from highway .14 south to Blakesburg, 3 6 miles.Resurfacing of Madisonavenue pavement on highway 63 for a distance of 1 3miles.In Appanoose county, pa\e-ment is to be widened on highway 60 from Centerville to thehighway 146 from New Sharon to the Poweshiek countv line,(•ratling In .MonroeRoad No. 310 in Marion counity will be graded, paved and • railroad signals installed between Iowa 92 and Harvey, adistance of 1 9 miles, and load 365 will be graded and paved from Iowa 92 to Tracy, l l miles.In Monroe countv the newMonroe countv line, a distance route of hnrhwav 31 will beof 10 miles.Two III HenrywHenry county has one project for grading and erosion con-(prepared for later paving between Aibia and the Wap* do county line, a distance of 9 2 miles.f an estimated two and one-half trol for 3 2 miles on highwaySmillion dollars.Piers This Year?City Manager Frank Lawler said it is to the interest of all to get the viaduct piers in-133 from highway 3-4 to Oak land Mills,JThere are three projects in Lee county. Pavement on highway 61 will be widened and re-The pavement on highway 92 m Washington county will be surfaced for a distant e of 10 2 miles from the ritv of Wash-'Mlr.gton the the Luuisa countyline.stalled hefoi* the las* stage of surfaced for a mile and a half • .* ri • w idemng pi ogt am below Wapello street is complet- aed. By putting the piers m thisjput in on highway 61 fromI year, the work can he done on ; highway 2IS to Iowa 2, anddry land that will atet he the there will be incidental gradingI main river channel. an,l pavement for 1.2 miles onOther Wapello county proj.tj„Khw HV :w4 from Iou a l0ects set up for this year in- the Do Moines countv lineelude: lt;, ! uHighwahasa 110-miltwest from Montrose; eight and pavement-w idening job sched-half miles of paving will be uled in Wavne countv fromCorvdon east to highway 55.rhi .Naoor I by CMm Miller Iloading and erosion con-tiol of the n eroute ofhighvav 34 from the west edge of Ottumwa b * he Monroe countv line a dis-lance of 9.8 miles.Giading, bridge constiuc-tion, temporary surfacingThe Chariton bypass for highway 3 4 will be paved formiles.in MillerIn Mahaska county, pavement on highway 63 will he widened and resurfaced for 5.6 miles north of Oskaioosa. andthere will be erosion control on.The radio speak-er that said a lot* £of politicians w ill sell their soulsfor ninnet shore%flattered nvm9/£V111lt;s.
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Wed, Feb 25, 1959
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