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VALLEY FREEWAY Shown above is the graded section of
Highway 99 freeway between Seven Oaks and Table Rock
rd. north of Medford. Contracts for two structures along the
section will be let during 1960, the state highway depart
ment said, at a total cost of about $500,000.
(Knackstedt Photo)
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Structures, Paving
Among Contracts in
Highway 99 Project
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Contracts totaling about SS
million are expected to be
awarded for work on the
Highway 99 freeway between
Grants Pass and Medford this
year, the state highway de
partment announced recently.
In its year-end summary of
activities, the department also
noted projects for which bid
were called late in 1959 or
will be called this year.
Among them are two struc
tures on the freeway route
between Seven Oaks and
Table Rock rd. north of Med
ford. The structures are esti
mated to cost about $500,000.
Other major work on the
freeway will include grading
between Evans creek and
Homestead on the Rogue near
Gold Hill, and paving and
structures on the section be
tween Grants Pass and Home
stead on the Rogue. The work
is expected to cost about $4,
500,000, the department re
ported.
One of Several Projecit
Construction of a 15 - mile
section of the four-lane inter
state highway between north
Grants Pass and a point along
the existing Pacific highway
near Gold Hill was one of sev
eral major highway improve
ment projects in the state last
year, the department said.
The section lies on the
north side of Rogue river, the
opposite side from the present
traveled route, for most of the
distance, passing through
Rogue River and crossing the
Rogue river at Homestead on
the Rogue.
The first work on the sec
tion started Jan. 14, 1959,
with grading on the Josephine
county line-Evans creek unit.
By the end of the year, twin
bridges over the Rogue river
at Homestead on the Rogue,
grading from Grants Pass to
Rogue River and several sep
aration structures were under
contract.
Remaining Work
The remaining work on the
section is planned for con
tracting during 1960 and
1961, the department said.
Another major project in
southwestern Oregon last year
was work on the Brookings-
Burnt Hill section of Highway
101. The 15-mile section of
modern two-lane highway is
being financed by bond funds
totaling 812,600,000 author
ized by the state legislature
in 1957.
The first contract for the
section, totaling $1,350,000
was awarded Jan. 17, 1958,
and all grading work was put
under contract during 1958.
The section was divided
Into four units and four sep
arate contracts awarded, the
department said. Last year,
work progressed on all grad
ing work with three of the
contracts having been com
pleted. Expenditure last year
amounted to about $4,250,000.
Major Structures Planned
The' department said that
among major structures to be
contracted is a large bridge
over Thomas creek, eight
miles north of Brookings,
which is expected to be let
during March. Contract for
paving the 15 miles will be let
this summer, and completion
of the project is planned for
the fall of 1961.
The state highway depart
ment said a total of $37,300,
000 worth of contracts were
let in 1959 throughout the
state. The total was about
half the $64V2 million con
tracted in 1953.
Construction work contract
ed last year involved 125 sep
arate contracts varying in
amount from $4,000 to $2,
490,000, averaging $283,000.
It consisted of 125 miles of
grading, 188 miles of rock
base construction, 159 miles
of oiled wearing surface, 102
miles of pavement and 90
bridge and grade separation
structures.
Excavations Made
Excavations to be made un
der these contracts total 11,
500,000 cubic yards. Materials
to be furnished and used in
clude 3,600,000 tons of gravel
and crushed rock, 88.000 cu
bic yards of concrete in struc
tures,. 21,100,000 pounds of
steel, 519,300 tons of asphaltic
concrete and 17,500 tons of
road oils.
Of the $59,000,000 expend
ed on construction work, $4
900,000 was bond money,
$37,500,000 was federal aid,
$15,800,000 was. state funds
used in the matching of "fed
eral aid and on state projects
not in the federal aid pro
gram, and $800,000 was coun
ty funds used in the matching
of federal aid on county roads.
Among the larger and more
noteworthy of the highway
improvement projects on
which work has been done in
1959 were the following:
Harbor Drive-Tigard Junction
Construction of the final
link on the Portland-Salem
Freeway is now well ad
vanced. The link extends from
the northerly end of the com
pleted portion of the freeway
near Tigard, north six miles
to the point a short distance
north of the Ross Island
bridge where it will join Port
land's Harbor Drive.
Work on the first contract
was started May 25, 1957, and
as of the end of 1959, 17 con
tracts have been let and of
these seven have been com
pleted. Between Tigard Junction
and 11th avenue, the paving
work commenced April 20,
1959, and this unit will be
opened to traffic in the early
summer of 1960. Opening of
the remaining portion, 11th
ave. to Harbor Drive, is sched
uled for the fall of 1961.
The construction will pro
vide for six lanes of traffic
with a median strip 8.4 feet
in width. It is to be fully ac
cess controlled and entirely
free of any crossings at grade.
Costs are expected to total
about $10,500,000 exclusive of
right of way.
Salem By-Pass Section
Construction of the third
and fourth lanes of the Salem
By-Pass section of the High
way 99 freeway was started
Aug. 22, 1957. The section is
8.5 miles long and involves
construction of nine grr.de
separation structures, two
bridges and adding . extra
width of roadbed and pave
ment. The median strip be
tween the northbound and
southbound roadways is 20
feet. The additional two lanes
were opened to traffic Aug.
28, 1959. Construction cost of
the new work was $1,700,000.
North Jefferson Junction
Albany On this 10-mile section of
the Highway 99 freeway the
existing two -lane highway
was brought to interstate
highway standards by the pro
vision of two additional lanes
of concrete pavement and by
the elimination of grade cross
ings. Eight miles of the sec
tion was opened to traffic last
year. Work on new bridges at
the crossings of the Santiam
river and Murder creek was
completed and the remaining
two miles was opened to traf
fic early in 1959.
The width of median be
tween northbound and south
bound roadways is 76 feet.
The cost of the project was
$4,200,000.
Albany-Eugene Section
On this section, 42 miles in
length, a completely new access-controlled
four-lane high
way, with wide median strip,
is being constructed. Work on
the first contract was started
Sept. 3, 1957, 15 contracts
were let during 1958, and nine
were let during 1959.
Remaining to be contracted
and scheduled for early 1960
is paving from the McKenzie
river bridge to Eugene, 11
grade separation structures
and later the signing, illumin
ation and landscaping work.
Grading work on the unit
is nearly completed and pave
ment construction contracts
have been let as far south as
the McKenzie river. Among
major structures contracted
was the large bridge at the
crossing of the Willamette
river near Eugene.
A seven-mile section of this
new freeway was opened to
traffic late in November. This
seven - mile section extends
from the North Albany junc
tion south to Lebanon road
where the traffic is then di
rected to the west over the
Lebanon county road for
about 2I2 miles back to High
way 99, about 12 miles north
of Halsey.
In alignment, the project
varies only slightly from a
straight line. It effects a sav
ing in distance of 7Vfe miles.
The construction cost is esti
mated at $25,500,000. Comple
tion of the project from Al
bany to what is known as
Judkins Point in Eugene is
planned for the fall of 1961.
This 19-mile section of
Highway 30 freeway is being
widened to four lanes ' and
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BROOKINCS-GOLD BEACH HIGHWAY The 15-mile
section of the Brookings-Gold Beach section of Highway
101 relocation project is shown above with grading near
ing the completion stage at the end of 1959. The picture
above looks south toward Whalehead creek. Expenditure
on the two-!ane h:; hway last year amounted to about
$4,250,000, the state highway department said.
(Highway Department Photo)
ROGUE RIVER SECTION Above Is a se
tiort of the Highway 99 freeway between
Grants Pass and Homestead on the Rogue
near Gold Hill. An estimated $4,500,000
will be let in contracts on the section this
year, the state highway department said.
Grading is expected to be completed, and
paving and structure contracts are expected
to be let. The project was one of several
major projects on state highways in 1959.
otherwise improved to con
form with interstate highway
standards.
Work on the first contract
commenced Nov. 18, 1957.
The eight-mile unit from Sun
dial to Rooster Rock was
opened to four-lane traffic
during the summer of 1959.
The grading work is practical
ly completed and the last pav
ing contract was awarded in
December last year.
Remaining c o n s t r u ction
work yet to be let and sched
uled for early 1960 are the
Corbett Interchange structure
and some signing and illumi
nation projects.
With favorable weather con
ditions, the project should be
completed by late fall. The
cost is estimated at $6,200,000.
Hood River-The Dalles Section
Considerable progress has
been made in the building to
interstate standards of this 19
mile section of the Highway
30 freeway. First to be com
pleted was the 1.5 mile sec
tion entering The Dalles from
Chenoweth creek, opened to
traffic July 12, 1957. The next
fsection open to four-lane traf
fic was the 3.2-mile west unit,
Shogren-Rowena section com
pleted Jan. 19, 1959.
The east unit, Shogren-Rowena
section was opened to
traffic during the late summer
of 1959 and the 5.6 miles be
tween Rowena and Cheno
weth creek will be opened to
four-lane traffic in December
this year.
Grading of the six miles be
tween Hood River and Sho
gren was started and complet
ed last year. The paving of
this unit, scheduled for con
tracting early in the spring of
1960, will complete the whole
of the distance from Hood
River to The Dalles to four
lane interstate standards. '
With favorable conditions,
the project should be complet
ed by late fall 1960. The cost
is estimated at $5,200,000.
Emigrant Hill-La Grande
Section -
The Emigrant Hill - La
Grande section of Highway 30
freeway the length of which
is 32.7 miles, is being con
structed in four units. The 3.1
mile unit between Emigrant
hill and Deadmans pass was
completed late in 1958. Oh
the 9.4 mile unit between
Deadmans pass and Meacham
grading was commenced late
in 1958 and is now 50 per cent
complete. Paving and struc
ture contracts will be let this
spring. Estimated completion
date for this unit is 1961.
The 10.2-mile unit from
Meacham to Glover was com
pleted and opened to four-lane
traffic July 30, 1959.
On the 10-mile unit from
Glover to La Grande all ma
jor construction work has
been contracted and is in
progress. Estimated comple
tion date for this unit is late
fall of 1960. .
The cost of the whole of the
Emigrant Hill-La Grande sec
tion for construction work is
estimated to be $15,500,000.
Ontario-Idaho State Line
Section
This project includes 3.8
miles of four-lane grading and
paving, the construction of
twin bridges over the Snake
river at ,the Oregon-Idaho
State line, and the construc
tion of five smaller bridges
and grade separation struc
tures. Contract for construction of
the Snake river bridges was
awarded May 9, 1958. Con
tract for the grading was
awarded Aug. 22, 1958.
Contract for the five small
er bridges was let April 16,
1959, and the paving contract
was let May 14, 1959. The
bridges at the Snake river
crossing will cost $1,070,000,
with half of tins cost to be
borne by the state of Idaho.
The grading and paving work
and small bridge construction
will cost $1,970,000. Comple
tion of the project is expected
late in summer of 1960.
Wauna-Westport Section
The Wauna-Westport pro
ject on Highway 30 is an ex
tension of improvement com
pleted between Bradley Park
and Wauna. Its length is 2.6
miles and its cost is $551,000.
Work was completed Sept. 11,
1959.
Goble-Tide Creek Section
The Goble-Tide Creek sec
tion of Highway 30 has a
length of 5.2 miles and has
been under construction since
October, 1957. The final con
tract, covering work at the
Goble end, commenced April
7, 1959. Completion of the 3.8
miles west unit was Nov. 10,
1959, and the 1.4 miles Goble
end is planned for the early
1960. The completed cost will
be in the neighborhood of $1,-
200,000.
Newport-Toledo Highway
The Pioneer Mountain sec
tion is 2.7 miles in length and
extends easterly from a point
2.5 miles east of Toledo. Grad
ing was started in February,
1958, and is now near comple
tion. The paving contract is to
be let in March, 1960, and
should be completed about
October, 1960. (The complete
cost of grading and paving is
estimated at $ 1 .000,000.
Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway
The North Fork Coquille .
River-Myrtle Point section.
4 miles in length, consists,
in the main, of the construc
tion of a deep fill across bot
tom lands of the North Fork :
of the Coquille river, imme
diately north of Myrtle Point.
The work is being done to al
leviate flooding of the highway.
The cost of the project is
estimated at $720,000. It was ;
opened to traffic early in De
cember; however, there still
remains some work to be
done beforethe entire project
will be complete.
Coos Bay-Bandon Section
Construction is under way
on a cut-ofr route for High
way 101 beginning at a point
six miles south of Coos Bay
and rejoining the present
Highway 101 at Bandon. The
length of this cut-off section is
17.4 miles. It effects a saving
in distance of 12 miles.
All of the grading work,
structural work and a small
part of the paving work at the
Davis-Slough end is under
contract. The 1.8-mile unit
from Bullards bridge to Ban
don was completed during Oc
tober, 1959.
uraamg 011 uic 11 nmra uc
tween the Davis-Slough unit
and Bullards bridge was com
pleted during September,
1959, and the paving of this
unit is scheduled to be con
tracted -this month. Comple
tion of the whole of the proj
ect is tentatively planed for
the fall of 1960. The cost is
estimated at $5,100,000.
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"Unless foreign policy is kept out of and above partisan politics" in
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believes it is up to the President to prevent "misuse of foreign policy
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