. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. 40 feet forpavement, 60 feet for grading and 125 for right of way. Heavygrading as well as difficult right of problems are recent contract on this highway miles in lengtli inchudes 805,000cubic yards of grading. The total allotment for this contract isai)proxnnately $840,000. Improvement of tlie main highways around Los Angeles must pro-vide exceptional widths of roadway to accommodate the large volumeof traffic, with new, wide rights of way through hig
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. 40 feet forpavement, 60 feet for grading and 125 for right of way. Heavygrading as well as difficult right of problems are recent contract on this highway miles in lengtli inchudes 805,000cubic yards of grading. The total allotment for this contract isai)proxnnately $840,000. Improvement of tlie main highways around Los Angeles must pro-vide exceptional widths of roadway to accommodate the large volumeof traffic, with new, wide rights of way through highly developedterritory. The Foothill boulevard, Route 9, is an of thiskind. A 56-foot width of roadbed providing four traffic lanes withtwo 8-foot parking lanes is being constructed in cooperation withthe abutting property. On the Bear Valley Project, Route 43, in the San Bernardino Moun-tains, a recreational highway on the State Secondary a section is being graded to 20-foot standard roadbed width at acost of $761,000. This is in cooperation with the Bureauof Public Stale Ilitjliwaj- In .^aii Bernardinu County. DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS 35 The Coast Highway, Route 56, between Carmel and San Simeon isbeing located and built along the cliffs and steep slopes above theocean through country that will require immense cuts and fills, tunneland bridge work to suitably feature the spectacular scenic values ofthis highway and develop the recreational areas. The Coast Highway from Oxnard to Serra, Route 60, is likewisea very careful study in location to establish the best possibilities forthe lieavy traffic using it and at tlie same time preserve and developthe scenic and recreational features. Across the southern deserts, Avhere traffic maintains high rates ofspeed, permanent locations for improved surfacing and drainageconditions over long stretches is not the easy work which the simpletopography and light character of grading maj indicate a
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