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Virginia Highways
Badly Damaged By
Zero Tempetaiures
The State Highway Department said today maintenance . operations will be continued on a seven-day week basis until roads which haye been badly damaged by weatbrr have hetti put “Iri reasonably satisfactory condition.1’
"Sections of primary routes "and many miles of both untreated and surface-treated secondary routes are shelving failures m Varying degrees, r S. V. Munsey,' the Departments maintenance engineer said. » Ip a letter to 'district and resident engineers, Munsey said parti9ular emphasis is to be put on maintaining school bus routes and i roads vital to the economy of an area. \ In the northern and western sections of the state, where drawing, is still in progress, he asked that continuous patrols be maintained to locate spots and make emer* gency repairs promptly. On school bus routes showing signs of deterioration, escort trucks are to be provided' to make repairs or to furnish any needed assistance. '. Full use will be made of prison-^ labor, Munsey said, to keep ditches and drains open.
Several weeks ago, in a report on highway conditions throughout the state, engineers said roads in many sections were beginning, to ' break up and a quick thaw could < be serious^ Since that time, the road situation has been made worse by a heavy snow and zero or near-zero temperatures,, Load limits on many secondary and some primary routes have been, reduced in an effort to protect surfaces.
Engineers said it will be some time before a full estimate of the damage to highways can be made. Indications are that road damage
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