The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Page: 30 of 32
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As bankets, wc know what an impact the expansion of Highway 146 will have on the
Bayshore area. We’re proud to be a part of an ever-growing community, and to keep
pace, we offer the absolute fastest, most courteous, drive-in service imaginable! So
wherever you live in the Bayshore area, we’re as close as your nearest street or hich-
we’re as close as your nearest street or high-
MEMBER f.D.I.C.
On# -Thomas
declared, “The
new port facility has distinct
advantages over any other
such facility announced or
“planned by any other Gulf
port."
Development of the Mor-
mam
Wednesday, October 27,1971
Texas Highways Reach
Out For 70,000 Miles
The designated Texas high-
way system totals almost 70
thousand mile%and carries 73
per cent of ah state traffic. It
includes three Ynajor highway
classifications - -
* + 3,116 miles of Interstate
highways, carrying 21 per cent
of all state traffic.
+ 26.900 miles of Primary or
VS- and State-man bered high-
ways, carrying 42 per cent of
all state traffic.
+ 39,600 miles of Secondary
of Farm and Ranch to Market
roads, carrying 10 per cent of
all state traffic.
The Interstate highway net-
work in Texas is part of the
42.S-thouswnd-mUe National
System of Interstate and De-
fense Higvways, described as
the greatest public works proj-
ect in the history of mankind.
Begun in 1966, the Interstate
system w*l link 90 per cent of
the nation s metropolitan areas
when completed in the mid
197<h. Aittough the Interstate
Commission
Controls
Department
The Texas highway system is
administered by the Texas
Highway Department which
was created by the 35th Legis-
lative in 1917. Administrative
control is vested in the three-
member State Highway Com-
mission and the State Highway
Engineer.
Members if the Commission
are appointed by the Governor
for six-year terms. One term
begins every two years, assur-
ing continuity of experience
and leadership. The Commis-
sion, in Urn,appoints the State
Highway Engineer and is re-
sponsible for policy determina-
tion.
The main affice of the High-
way Department is in Austin,
where afhnisi strati vc respon- ,
sibilities are shared by IS divi-
sion directors and the Assistant
State Highway Engineer. To
localize responsibility, the
state is divided into 25 districts,
•ach of which is supervised by
a district engineer, and the
Houston Urban Office, directed
by an engineer-manager.
There are appropriately 18,-
000 Highway Department em-
ployes throughout the state.
Relative coat of administra-
tion of the Texas highway sys-
tem has been diminishing for
more than 30 years. Average
administrative costs for the
past decade represent less than
one per cent «f total expendi-
tures.
The Texas Highway Com-
mission is dedicated to a ‘‘bal-
anced*’ program of highway
construction and maintenance
to meet the needs of all Texans,
both rival and urban.
Public hearings are held
each month. City, county and
civic organizations — or even
individuals — may appear to
lend their support or opposition
ta .aar. proposed.project .at. to-.
indicate local seeds
system will comprise omy one
per cent of the nation's high-
ways, it is expected to carry
about 20 per cent of the total
traffic. Cost of the vast high-
way network totals approxi-
mately SS9 billion, with the
Texas portion being 321 bil-
lion. Interstate mileage desig-
nated for Texas — 3,176mik»
— exceeds that of any other
state.
U.S.-and State-numbered
routes are considered the
backbone of the Texas highway
system. They represent about
38 per cent of the total mileage.
Nat.onally, these primary
highways represent nine per
cent of all highways and carry
20 per cent of the traffic. k
The Farm and Ranch to
Market system is the Highway
Department’s response to the
cry of “Get the farmer out af
the mud.” With a projected
goal of 50 thousand miles, the
Texas FM-RM system is the
most sophisticated and highly
developed rural highway net-
. work in the nation. Although
the FM RM routes are prima-
rily service roads for local
traffic needs, many are con-
necting routes to distant me-
trapolitan markets.-
FINE FOOD
OPEN 24 HOURS
1201 Hwy. 146
422-9553
FORfTHE BIGGEST
BARGAIN IN FAMILY
ENTERTAINMENrVISIT
THE BATTLESHIP TfcXAS
AT SAN JACINTO
BATTLE GROUND \
From May 1 through Aug.
31, Open Noon
EVERY DAY
to 6 p.m.
Rest of Year, open 11 a.m.
to 5 pijm. CLOSED ON
MONDAY *
! *V ' j |||] I.' i •
Admission: For adults and
children 12 or over 50*;
children 6 to 11, 25*:
children under six FREE
422-8102
Wednesday, Octobwr 27,1971
Three Men Form Commission
***** ***** b *****
Chairman Greer Is Retired State Highway Engineer jf]
Dewitt C. Greer was named eluded 40 years with the
The contract for the project
as let in March of 1968 to
three companies, Austin
Bridge, Austin Road and Worth
Construction.
—
More than 1,000 miles
highway are under construc-
tion m Texas on any given d^. | j _ _.
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OXIRANE
CHEMICAL
COMPANY
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Average jTexas Highway
Cost $873,000 A Mile
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Wcdnwdbv. October ay.---
Slow Down And Live
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Highway construction in,.
Texas is by qualified private *
contractors, subject to com-
petitive sealed bidding. Plans
and specifications are drawn
by Highway Department engi- |
neers, who also monitor actual
construction work.
Construction is one of the
Highway cost figures some-
times can be misleading. The
value of a road depends largely
on the number of vehicles it
will serve during its useful life.
A Texas Research League .
ly iridii
yi www Luav;j
of service.
cal year, new construction and
right of way purchase account-
ed for 75 per cent, or more than
$447.7 million, of total depart-
ment expenditures. This repre-
sents more than the total
amount spent for the same pur- study indicates that more «»v-
Pose during the first 24 years of ly expressways are often morty
----------- departmental operation. economical than less expensive
major activities and the princi- > The problems created by ^ Farm to Market roads because
pal cost factor in operations of - * greater traffic volume and - of lows- cost per vehicle mile
the Texas Highway Depart- heavier loads demand higher
ment. During the 1968-1969 fis- standards of highway design.
■ i As a result, highway construc-
UicL You Know/ tion costs per mile have in-
Texas has approximately y iweased in recent years. How-
20.5 thousand bridges and more ever, the Texas Higliway De-
than 2,500 grade separations on f partment continues to build
the state highway system. The better highways more econom-
highest bridge in Texas is the ically than most other states.
U.S. Highway 90 bridge over t The national average cost of
the Pecos River, with its deck new Interstate highway con-
273 feet above the water. The struction is approximately $1.4
longest bridge spans Lavaca million per mile as compared
Bay with a total distance of to the average Texas cost, of
11,901 feet. W73 thousand per mile.
Saluling
^ur New Highway
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REMODELING
REPAIRS
NEW CONSTRUCTION
No Job Too Large Or Small
Bayou Lumber Co.
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Corner Hwy. 146 A Cedar Bayou ^ : 422-8321
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POINTING THE
WAY CONTINU
GROWTH & PROGRESS !
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Privacy Saftay Convenient#
Highest Rates And Nice Gifts
On large And Small Accounts.
Deposits insured to $20,000j
Telephone 471-1155 For Ffll Information
Bayshore Savings
. /PHONE 471-T15p?, 1B2 HIWAY 146 \
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Growth And Prosperity
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State Highway Engineer Supervised Gulf Freewa
James C. Dingwall,'
highway engineer is the
Returning to the department, returned to the department in _
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Hartman, Fred. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1971, newspaper, October 27, 1971; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1066186/m1/30/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.