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State Highway Engineer Sam Johnson
Outlines Exciting Plans For "61 Season
Monday was Contractors Day
at the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon with representatives of
several organizations as guests of
the president: Sid Cozine of Patti
McDonald; Leonard Veerhousen
of Fairbanks Builders; C. J. Phil
lips of American Services; J.
Dahlke of Alcan Pacific, and
members Les Bronson and Axel
Edman of E & B Construction.
Highlighting the meeting was
an outstanding report on roads,
both old and new, by Sam John
son, district engineer for the State
Highway Department. Mr. John
son opened his remarks with some
history of road-building in Alaska
stating that the first road was
built in 1798 at Kodiak, to Miles
Bay; the first car on Alaskan
roads was in 1905 at Skagway,
which was the year the Alaska
Road Commission was organized
with about 100 miles of road to
maintain. It was in 1913 that the
first Model T Ford made a trip
over the Richardson Highway, he
reported. Today the State High
way Department maintains 4,000
miles of road and 10,000 miles of
trails.
"Seward Peninsula is the only
area of its size in the world with
out land connections," he reveal
ed, and that the programs ahead
for the new state are tremendous.
Road work already under way
includes the Penny-Sinuk portion
of the road to Teller, and 15 miles
next year from Teller to Blue
stone. He said that by building
from both ends the remaining 40
miles will be completed more
quickly.
Road work also planned for
this area in the next construction
season is the portion from Coffee
Creek to Kougarok Landing, and
three bridges on the road to
Council which will ‘‘take it out
of the river.”
Mr. Johnson also predicted
that the ferry at Safety Lagoon
will be operated longer hours for
the convenience of travelers.
He said that requests have been
made to him for roads from Shak
toolik to Unalakleet; from Alaka
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nak to Kwiguk, and from Kiana
to Shungnak. He said these, when
built, will probably be pioneer
access roads which come under
the jurisdiction of the Department
of Natural Resources.
Mr. Johnson predicted that the
overhaul of equipment will be
performed this winter instead of.
in the spring so that much more
maintenance work will be done
next year. He said that local help
will be used and “we are not
going to import high school boys
from outside while local men
walk the streets without work.”
He also declared, “I aim to en
courage local dealers of Chevro
let, Ford and Caterpillar and
other agencies to carry spare
parts for our equipment as it is
cheaper than the thousands of
dollars now spent on long distance
calls, air freight, and delays.” He
also cautioned the road contrac
tors that there will be "a dollar’s
worth for your dollar” and speci
fications will be strictly followed.
He declared, “The BPR is the
best road building organization in
the world and has led all the
way. They said we couldn’t keep
Snoqualamie Pass open when the
road was being built but it has
been kept open since 1926, so I
don’t fear snow removal. It’s a
case of being prepared and having
proper planning. Next year we
hope to keep the road to Sinuk
open so that contractors can get
an early start, and also to en
courage winter sports for the
young people.”
Mr. Johnson, who has been too
busy building roads this past sum
mer to get acquainted in town,
was extended hearty applause
for his remarks which were very
heartening for the business peo
ple assembled.
He identified himself as an Al
askan who built roads in Alaska
| in the 1940’s and although ready
for retirement decided to return
to Alaska after about 40 years of
road building.
He revealed that he is at pre
sent compiling a history of road
building in Alaska for the State
Highway Department.
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