An economical type of road, built to carry heavy summer resort traffic, has been developed in the sandy soil region of Barn stable (Cape Cod) and Plymouth counties, Massachusetts, and on the islands of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket, These roads are sand-asphalt type developed, by skilful utilization of Jocal resources and successful engineering experiments over a 25-year period, to where stability has been obtained despite low stone ratio, Barly experimenta started with erode two-layer construction with asphaltic oil sprayed on, giving a road, cheap but rough and expensive to maintain Present specifications under absolute Iaboratory contro! permit free use of local and, and call for bin. slab of bituminous concrete Inid in two courses between side forms on a shaped and rolled subgrade and sealed with one-quarter gallon of asphalt oil per yard, covering with sand, About 500 miles of this type of road now carry an estimated 13,000 vedic ily in. the busy season, and they are standing up well The average cost of a 2-foot roadway of this type varies from $21,000 to $24,000 per mile. Although initial costs appear high, maintenance costs are low. varying from an average of $46.81 the first yeara to $61.70 at the end of " five year period.
Nine years of Ipbour by New York architects, engineers, builders and experts in transportation and traffic, plus $1,200,000 supplied by the Russell Sage Foundation. have been expended in the preparation of a Regional Plan designed to beautify New York and at the same time provide the most modern means of communiention, transportation and comfort. Slums would be eliminated, terminals serving railroads Nighters, ships.and trucks would be eon: veniently located, tin and the water front would be bewutitied, the height of skyncrapera would be controlled in thickly areas no that tall buildings would darken the vicinity with their shadows.
Manhattan would be a series of towers and its recreation and congenial home life within easy access of business, The under taking of such an enormous plan, involving ay it does every strata of society the collective action of all before beginning may. be expected, A picture of what the world's largest cities may be like in the future ix portrayed for the first time iw this regional plan, Ninety per cent of the usual field work being eliminated me struction of unit fabricated ings The field work ts limited to the wile flange columns and girders partitions on the office building are of 18-gauge metal fabricated in the shop und assembled on the same principle ax a are be with navlating e meta frame, double air and timated hat heat lose 40 per cent Battle deck Kded to junior beam joist and erected in sections. Thi
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