Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1920 — FIX STANDARDS OF HIGHWAYS [ARTICLE]

FIX STANDARDS OF HIGHWAYS

Indianapolis, Ind., July I.—Uniform road construction is expected throughout Indiana as a result of an order issued today by the state highway commission requiring the standardization of road plans and specifications for county highways which are subject to the approval of the commission. The regulation is effective July 1 and covers all county road projects submitted to the commission for approval. The regulation is similar to the Federal order requiring the use of standardized plans and specifications by the state for all roads for which government aid is expected. The action of the commission extends the use of the approved standards to the roads .which will be built in Indiana under the provisions of the county unit road law, by which the state shares the cost. ' . t . Officials of the commission have compiled the standards for the Indiana roads, which are identical with the requirements made of the state by the Federal government. The standards proposed unddr the state highway law, the county unit road law and the free gravel road. The highway department officials expect much benefit to the roads of the state as a result of the new regulation. The use of the standardized plans will improve many roads connecting with the state highway system. Many counties Of the state already have adopted the commission standards voluntarily to keep their road construction up to the specifications prescribed by the Federal

and state engineers. Members of the commission, in discussing the regulation, declared that it will have the effect of standardizing road construction thruout Indiana. * = County surveyors and county officials have been supplied with copies of the official standards.