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Editorial
April 4, 1931
Las Vegas Age
Las Vegas, Clark County, Lincoln County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Editorial discusses unavoidable detours during spring highway construction in Clark County, urging public cooperation despite economic limits on maintenance. Contrasts a tourist's complaint with a visitor's milder experience near St. George.
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HIGHWAY DETOURS
With the construction of several new highway projects going on in Clark county this spring it is unavoidable that there must be detours in use, if travel is to continue.
While detours should be maintained in passable conditions there is, of course, an economic limit to the amount of money and work. In addition to the efforts of the contractor and highway department to do all in their power to keep traffic moving, there should be a corresponding spirit of cooperation on the part of the traveling public. There is a tendency to demand the same type of road in a detour that is given in the completed highway.
A visitor from Salt Lake City yesterday told the story of meeting a tourist near St. George who stated that there were ten miles of the worst road he had ever encountered on the Mesa, where new construction is under way. This, despite the fact that the motorist had come all the distance from Baker, California, 233 miles that morning, and then it was a comparatively early hour.
The Salt Lake traveler approached the Mesa, prepared for the worst. What he found was one and five-eighths miles of road on which he had to slow down to 35 miles an hour.
With the construction of several new highway projects going on in Clark county this spring it is unavoidable that there must be detours in use, if travel is to continue.
While detours should be maintained in passable conditions there is, of course, an economic limit to the amount of money and work. In addition to the efforts of the contractor and highway department to do all in their power to keep traffic moving, there should be a corresponding spirit of cooperation on the part of the traveling public. There is a tendency to demand the same type of road in a detour that is given in the completed highway.
A visitor from Salt Lake City yesterday told the story of meeting a tourist near St. George who stated that there were ten miles of the worst road he had ever encountered on the Mesa, where new construction is under way. This, despite the fact that the motorist had come all the distance from Baker, California, 233 miles that morning, and then it was a comparatively early hour.
The Salt Lake traveler approached the Mesa, prepared for the worst. What he found was one and five-eighths miles of road on which he had to slow down to 35 miles an hour.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Highway Detours
Clark County Construction
Public Cooperation
St George
Mesa Road
Tourist Complaints
What entities or persons were involved?
Traveling Public
Highway Department
Contractor
Tourist From Baker California
Visitor From Salt Lake City
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Highway Detours During Construction In Clark County
Stance / Tone
Urging Public Cooperation And Realistic Expectations
Key Figures
Traveling Public
Highway Department
Contractor
Tourist From Baker California
Visitor From Salt Lake City
Key Arguments
Detours Are Unavoidable During Highway Construction To Maintain Travel.
Economic Limits Restrict Detour Maintenance To Passable Conditions.
Contractors And Highway Department Strive To Keep Traffic Moving.
Public Should Cooperate Rather Than Demand Perfect Roads On Detours.
Tourist Exaggerated Detour Conditions Near St. George And The Mesa.
Actual Detour Was Only 1 5/8 Miles Requiring Slowdown To 35 Mph.