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4-2252 FE~ERAL WORKS AGENCY WORK }ROJECTS ADMINISTRATION For Release Sunday, June 22, 1941 WPA AT WORK ON $17,000,000 ACCESS ROAD PROGRAM ·More than $17,000,000 worth of access roads leading to naval, military and defense industry sites in many parts of the country are now under construction by a force of more than 15,000 WPA workers, many eng~ged on around-the-clock schedules, Howard O. Hunter, WPA 8ommissioner 9 said today·. On the bRs is of a report covering operations as of May l, Mr. Hunter said thore were 120 active :projects in the proguun with (_j 1 a total value in WPA funds of $17,143,017. There were, in addition, more than $3,700,000 worth of projects which had been approved but not placed in o~,eration, and still more projects have been approved in the interim. Projects within naval and military reservations and those in the stra tegic highway system are not included. Each of the projects has been certified by either the Secretary of War or the Secretary of 1Tavy as important to the d,3fe nse program, Mr. Hunt er said. In a number of instances crews are be ing worked 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in order to speed completion of the jobs. The roads are needed to facilit ate traffic at Army and Navy r e s erva tions, a irports, munitio~s and armament plants . I • and similar pl aces • Significance of the program was emphasized recently by President Roosevelt's re~uest to Congr ess for an immediate appropriation of $125,000,000 for work of this type. The President's message stated there were 204 areas in which new access roads were urgently Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4-2252 - 2 needed. In many instances, Mr . Hunter pointed out, WPA already is at work on sites covered in the program outlined by the President. The projec t s vary, Mr . Hunter said , from new construction of four-lane, high--s:9eed highways to the widening and improYing of existin& '---~ dirt roads. In many instances bridges ruwe to be streng.thened or re- placed, roa dbeds widened or new surfacing a:pplieo. which will stand up under the pounding of fleets of heavy trucks . Typical of the lare er type of ~rojects , he said, is an access road now being constructed to lir>.k tho City of Jacksonville, Florida , with nearby Camp Blanrling and the Southeastern Naval Air Base . State route 363 , tho principal road. nou connoctic'G these points , is being converted into a dual highway consisting of four 22-foot concrete strips extending a d.istnnce of approximately six miles from the outskirts of the cit;/. A now bridge over the Ortega R:i.ver is includ.cd . The total estimated cost of tho project in WJ?A funds is $614,572, of which $93,116 had boon syiont up to May 1 . Hore than 200 men were employed on tho project at that time and e f fort s a r c being macl c to complete t he work by August . The 120 access road pr ojects operating as of Hay 1 were distributec, among 32 states, Puerto Rico and F.,,a,waii . The largest state program was in Texas where there were 17 projects with a total valuation of $3 , 393,546 in WPA funds . • Ca lifornia had 13 projects costing $2,233,909; Florida , 10 projects costing $2 , 257 , 397, and Eassachusetts , eight projects costing $943 , 051 . Total expenditures under the program on that date totaled $2 , 675,835 , while projects to the value of $248 , 997 ho.a. ·0een completed. . (A t able is attached showing , by states , total estimated cost, exuencli tures and omnloymen t on i nd ividual acc ess road pr ojects operated. by~ WPA as of A:!:)ril 30 , 1941 . ) Digitized by NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY --- oOo--- Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY STATUS CF WPA ACCESS ROAD PROJECTS .:!,/ PLACED AND CERT lrlEO BY THC SECRETARY Of IN OPERATION THROUGH APRIL IAR AMJ 30, 1P41, THE SECRETARY Of THC NAVY AS IIIPORTANT TO NATIONAL DEFENSE P-1038 PF<>JECTS ACTI ~ AS OF" APRIL 30, 1941 EXPEND I TURES EaTli,ATEO OESCRI PTION THA'.>UOH 30, 1941, COST APRIL WPA (STATE, COUNTY, CITY, ANO LOCATION) FUN08 117,143,017 U. S, TOTAL ~ CALHOUN., ANNISTON; LORRAINE ANO 19TH STS. TO FT. JlCCLELLAN ~ PIMA, NA. TUCSON; ROAD TO ARMY AIRPORT AT TUCSON COQ-1-16£ 1 NR. FT. HUACHUCA; STATE HWY. #92 FROU FT. HUACHUCA TO STATE HWY. #82 ~ P\ILA8KI, CAIIP ROBINSON; COUNTY RO, rROII CAIIP ROBINSON TO U, S. fll/Y. i65 PULASl<l 1 CAMP ROBINSON; ACC£$S RD. TO CAMP ROBINB~EMOUNT Ro. HWY• #5 FAULKNER, CA... ROBINSON AREA; SALTILLO SOUTH ANO CLINTON RD. EAST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SAN LUIS OBISPO, NR. SAN LUIS OBISPO; ACCESS RO. TO CAMP SAN LUIS OBISPO MONTEREY.t NAe FORT ORD; ACCESS ROA OS TO F"ORT ORD (IPA FUNOS lj SIPLOVIIENT 30, APRIL 1941 12,675,835 15,~3 24,231 24,231 1J!§ 306 ~ 39 232,882 101,006 47,180 15,000 12:!. 1::IS 131,876 32,180 145 1n,339 38,174 36,270 102,895 25,110 1,185 22,200 1,785 .m 107 1,539,603 107,427 '46,912 BB,036 35,448 1,189 172 84 468,640 13,743 259 630,000 184,152 51,835 ·50,637 3,723 459 115 105 $ACRAUO,T0 1 NR. SACRAMENTO; ACCESS RDS. TO ARMY Al ft DEPOT ANO DOCK ANO TO UCCLtLLAN fl ELO SAN LUIS OBISPO., NRe SAN LUIS OBISPO; ACCESS RDS• TO $AN LUIS OBISPO NATIONAL GUARD CAIIP MONTEREY I NR. JOLON; ACCESB ROAOS ( VARI OUB) HUNTER LI QQ£TT $ACRAfiENT0 1 NRe SACRAME:NTO; ACCESS ROS. TO ARJrl AIR OEPOT ALAMEDA., OAKLAND; ACCESS RO. TO NAVAL SUPPLY DEPOT SOUTHERN CALIF"ORNIA SAN 8EfNARDIN01 NR. BARSTOW; ACCESS ROAD TO FIRINQ RANQE# MOJAVE DESERT RIVERSIDE, NR. RIVERSIOE'# ACCESS RD. TO CAIIP HAAN LOS ANG£LE8 1 CAMP HAAN; ACCESS RO. Tp CAYP HAAN LOS ANQ£LE8, CAUP HAAN;, ACCESS RD• TO CAIF HAAN SAN DIEGO, SAN DIEGO; l,.,,ROVE ROSECRANS ST. L08 ANQEU:8 1 LONG BEACH} ACCESS RO. F"LEET OPEA. BASE AT TEAIINAL ISLANO COLORADO ~ 0 £1 HR. DENVER; ACC£8S ftO. 750 124 "2 34,372 49 71.362 14,658 3,6P4 694,306 168,755 125,104 37,539 12,008 44,100 306,800 7,599 "5,411 ~ 157 122 16 11 93 139 516,871 90.012 ill 314,371 202,500 81.514 B,-498 21(1 101 2 1 zs1,=!2Z 22,075 614,572 572,489 180,044 29,012 35,687 221,442 493,439 7,458 93,116 75, 18(1 82,848 8,945 6,164 132,139 1.362 172,036 389,175 20,865 28,626 53,199 5,758 193 398 108 438.015 119,428 112,320 34,102 60,032 15,04Z 41,900 22,623 15,-439 17,129 98.722 21,764 53,080 15,442 1,788 4,454 798 1,396 Zll 56,628 56,628 33,038 33,038 i 354,704 14.369 ~ 69,014 285,690 12,0'13 2,326 88 318.079 70,733 116,666 53,084 114.2'13 24,81(1 24,943 · 14,391 50,093 TO AUXfLIARY f"IELO ANO 80lt81NQ MNQE (LOWRY flELO) ARAPAHOE, NR. FT• LOGAN; ACCESS ROAO TO FORT LOGAN ~ BREVAAO, COCOA 8£ACH; ACCESS ROAD TO NAVAL AIR BASE OUVAL, JACKSONVI U.£; ACCESB ROAO TO 80UTIIEA8TEAN NAVAL Al R STATION DUVAL, HR. JACKSONVILLE;, ACCES8 ROAD TO CAUP BLAND I t,Q E6CA"81 A, NR, PENSACOLA; ACCE88 ROAO TO PENSACOLA NAVAL Al R STAT ION LEON, HR• TALLAHASSEE;, ACC£$8 ROADS TO ARMY AIR BASE ORANG£, NR. ORLANDO;. ACCESS ROAD TO ARMY Al R BAS£ CLAY, NA. CAMP BLAND I NQi ACCESS ROAD TO CAIIP BLANOt NO 23 20S 52 117 81 70 117 HILUBOROUGH, NR, IIACOILL ANO DREW flELDI; ACCESS ROAOS TO IIACOILL AND DREW fl ELO• HIU.SBOROU<»i, TA ....A; ACCES8 ROAO TO UACOILL FIELD OUVAL., JACKSONVILLE! ACCESS f¥>AO TO NAVAL Al R STATION ~ LI BERTY I HINE8VI LLEI ACCESS ROAO TO CAIIP STUART CHATHAM, NR• SAVANNAH; ACCESS ROAD TO WNI Cl PAL Al RPORI' OE KALB, NR. CHAIIBU:E; ACCES8 ROAD TO AfllY GENERAL HOSPITAL .-,8COOEE, COLUIIIIUSI ACCE88 ROAD TO FORr BENNI NQ RICHMOND, AUQU8TA; ACCESS ROAD TO U. S. OOYEANMENJ' REI. Al ft BASE CAT008A 1 NRo RINGOLO; ACCESS ROAD TO FORT OGLETHORPE TARGET RANGE 8181 1 NR. IIACON; ACCE81 ROAD TO MACON BASIC FLYING SCHOOL RICHUOND, AUGUSTA; ARSENAL AVENI£ rROU WALTON IAY TO IICOOWELL STREET OE KALI, CHAMBLEE; ACCESS RO,\O TO NAVAL AIR STATION ~ ADA, 8018£; ACCE88 ROAD ANO BAI DQE TO BOISE Al RPORT ~ 164 192 n 'Z7 80 21 112 24 34 3 LAKE1 GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION; ACCE88 ROAO TO GREAT lAKEI NAVAL TRAINING STATION IILL, KINKAKEE ORDNANCE; ACCESS ROAD TO KINKAKEE AND ENWOOO ORDNANCE WORKS ~ MEADE, NA. FT• KNOXi ACC£81 ROAD TO FT• KNOX HARDIN, NR, FT. KNOX. ACCESS ROAD TO fT, · KNOX BULLITT_. NA. f'T • KNOXi ACCE88 ROAD TO f'T • KNOX n,596 JErrERSON, NR, LOUISVILLE; ACCESS ROAD TO 80WIIAN FIELD (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY '46 fil 173 170 94 140 -z- PROJECT• ACTIVE AS or APRIL 30. 1941 EXPENDITURES THAOUQH [IIPLO.,._ ESTIIIATED APRIL 30, MENT ColT APRIL 301 IPA 1941, 1941 (IPA f'UNDS DE&CRll'TION (STATE, COUNTY, CITY, AND LOCATION) rUNJs • LOUISIANA VERMON 1 M<, LEE&VI LLEJ ACCESS ROADS TO CAMP POLX RAPIDES, • • ALEXANDRIA/ ACCESS ROAD IICIIIUTT TO ALEXANDRIA AND HIIIESTON CLAIIIORNE TD HINE&TON ORLEANS, • • NEIi 0RLEAN8J Accua ROAD TO IIUNICIPAL AIRPORJ VERNON, PARISH11DEJ ACCE88 ROADS LEESVILLE TO SLAOLE 915.930 93,847 • 151,478 33,571 227,504 500,732 93,847 ~ 102 135 1,575 82,761 33,571 551 102 82. 198 12,856 m 53 !50, 706 130 18,6'36 92 943.(!51 380.363 1,034 48,437 37,963 71 168,829 60 168,829 188,052 266,478 37,893 15,587 72,507 6,233 72,507 135,197 31,402 18,340 6,214 679.334 37,266 33,024 580,073 28,971 1n14n 18,187 24,573 133,126 1,527 5.743 5,743 1.046 1,046 a 53 295,677 295,677 38.983 38,983 397 38.454 38,454 13.477 13,477 Ti NEW MEXICO OONA ANA, SERINO/ ACCESS ROAD TO OONA ANA TARGET RANGE 353.363 353,363 12.671 12,671 161 NEW YORK (ExcL, N, y .c.) 293.802 293,802 ~ 251,397 3?,282 192,264 26,851 HARFORO, NO, l!ALTIIIOREJ ACCES8 ROADS TO EDGEWOOD ARSENAL ANNE ARUNDEL, No, CAMP IIEADEJ ACCEea TO CAIIP IIEADE IA&HINCITON, HAGERSTOWN/ ACCESI ROAD& TO rAIRCHILO IIA-ACTURING l'LANT UAS8ACHUBETTf HAMPSHIRE AM> HAUPDEN1 GRANBY, CHICOPEE., AM) SOUTH HADL£YI LUDLOW AMO TO SLOBBERY Pote) ROAD HAMPSHIRE AND HAIIPOEN, GRANBY, CHICOPtE, ANO SOUTH HADLEY.I ACCE88 ROADS TO F'T • DEVENS AI RPORT HAMPSHIRE, 8RANBVJ ACCl:68 ROAD TO IE8TOVER AIR BASE 11 IODLESEX, AVER; Rouru 2-110 TO rT, DEVENS 8ARNSTA8LE 1 BolRNEJ ACCE88 ROAD TO CAMP ED•ARDS BARNSTABLE, BOURNE/ ACCESS R04D TO CAIIP EDWARH HAIIPSHIRE, llRANBYJ ACCEs8 ROAD l£8TOVER AIR BASE HAMPDEN, CHICOPEE/ 8RANBY ROAD TO IND, GATE - WESTOVER riELD 48,946 UIS8iS8IPPI FORREST, • • CAIIP SHELIYJ Acctss ROAO TO CAMP SH£L8Y., HIGHWAY 49 FORREST., NA. CAUP SHEL9YJ ACCESS ROAD TO CAMP SHELBY, HIGHWAY 49 fORREaT, NA. CAUP SH£LBYJ HATTIESBURG TO CAIIP SHELBY F'ORREST., NRe CAMP SHELBYJ ACCESS ROAD TO CAMP SHELBY ~ ST, LOUIS, LAMBERT r11tL.O TO BROSH ROAD ~ OOUGLAS, OMAHA/ ACC£8S RMD TO rORT CROOK NEW JERSEY MORAIS, LAKE DEIIIIARKJ ACCESS ROAD TO NAVAL A...UNITION DEPOT .NASSAU, HEMPSTEAD/ ACCESS ROAD TO II ITCHt:LL f"IEL.O 76 337 222 141 76 51 478 36 41 313 88 ~ 71 161 NORTH CAROLINA CUll8ERLAN01 8REENYILLEJ ACCESS ROAD TO CAMP 8RAQO UECKLENBURQ, QREENVILLEJ RELOCATE R04D TRAVER81NO Alltrt CANTONMENT, CHARLOTTE AIRPORT 506.313 470,435 172.440 144,102 ~ 35,878 28,338 91 ~ 824.588 57.300 .w. 313,861 35,432 525 UONTQDIIERYJ ACCESS ROAD TO IRIGHT rlELD. STATE HIGHWAY 225,897 16,634 266 OTTAWAJ STATE H IQHWAY '438 TO #279-<R IE-0RDNANC£ PROVH<G QROUN08 165,113 4,177 69 HAMILTON} ACCESS ROAD TO IRIQIIT AERONAUTICAL AND LOCKLAND 56,805 1,057 !I ERIE/ NA. SANDU81CVJ ACCl:H ROAO TO 8oGART ROAD TO DEWITT AV, 62,912 TAUIIBULL, ... , IARRENJ ACCESS ROAD-STATE ROiif£ LEAYITTSBURG-RAVENNA ARSENAL 1'5, IERNER CITY TO ~ UMATILLA# NR• HER111$TONJ ACC£88 ROAD TO ORDNANCE D£POT UULTNOIIAH, 1111, PORTLAIIDJ ACCESS ROAD TO ARIIV AIR BASE, PORTLAND COL. AIRPORT CLATSOP, NR, IARRENTOIIJ ACCESS R040 TO rT, STEVENS ANO C - CLATSOP PENNSYLVANIA LEBANON, E, HARRISON AND UNION TWP,) ACCEea AOAO TO INDIAJITOWN GAP IIILITARY EIIVATION YORK, rAIRVIEW TWP,J IMPROVE ROUTE (16029 NEW CUIHIEALAND QUN DEPOT Digitized by 41 516,991 15,235 221, 9(15 279,851 61.796 5,193 32,784 23,819 508 302.862 10,020 ~ 256,290 46,572 56,040 13,980 487 98 85,097 52,127 32,970 2,166 31 2,134 -; Te 124 366 Ru- RMODE ISLAND NEWPORT, JAIIESTOWNJ ACCESS ROAD TO IETHERIU, IASHINOTON, NARRAGANSETT J ACCESS ROAD TO rT, KEARNEY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 199 (cONCwoa, oN NEXT ..Au) Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 45 44 • _,_ P-1038 ffiOJJCT• ACTIVE A• AC!!IL 30, 1941 o, ~P£ND nuMa EaTIMATED ,,_ COIST Dnc111~TIOII (sun, COUNTY, CITY, ANO LOCATIOII) fUNDe THROUGH 30, 1941, (IPA APRIL Ell~ovIIENT APIIIL 30, 1941 ruNoe SOU TH CAR Op No\ l190 14t1 1Z1,907 B(AUf"ORT, HILTON HEAD l•L•· Accne ROAD TO CA• UCOCU8AU. CHAIIL£8TON, NII. NO. CHAIILDTOlli Accn• RCAO TO A...., HOISPI TAL 8£AUUYJ NAVAL A•UNITIOII Du•, ACCCH RCAO TO AIIIIY li . . PITAL -~ G... ON, u1ui., Accne ROAD TO IOI.T Clt[[K OlloNANC[ Pl.ANT VAN BUREN, ROCKY R 1vo, Acee•• ROAD TO CA•~ F OAAEII T co., .... £uR[KA CHURCH' Acee•• ROAD TO AIHILLE.IIY RANIE IAr.RtN CAW F'ORAPT, Acee•• ROAD TO CAMP FORREST CCFFEC A,C, FRANKLIN co.., ,.. ..:.f!.!! 8DCAtt, Nllte SAN ANTONIOJ ROADS AT CA• a,u1.......r1. SAIi HOUSTON TARRANT, NA. r,. IORTHI Acct•• ROAD TO BCllll[R PI.ANT~ON. AIJCRArT TAYLOR, . . . A& ILENEJ Acee. . RO.D TO CAMP' 8CAKCU:Y NPt. CAl.tP HUUNI Acee•• ROAD TO CAIIP HULEN r1RI~ RANIE CALHOUN , BROWN, !IIIOWNIIOO0J Acccea RCAO TO CAIIP BOWIE DALLAS' Acccu RCAD TO NoATH AIIERICAN AVIATION l'LANT GALYCITON, NR. CAt.F WALLACEJ Acee•• ROAD TO CAMP l-'U.ACE. 8Alt.VESTCN, NR. HITCHCOCKJ Access ROAD TO CAMP IALLACC IIOCARJ Accces ROAoe TO CAMP f!ULL 1• ANO FT. $AM HOU8TOII BCXA .. , NA. SAN ANTONto, Acee•• ROi\O TO a..ooQ F'ttLO MILITARY AE8ERVATION • 66.983 .w 107 30,704 37,820 44,271 4,697 18,015 ~ 57,985 101,425 26,272 71,140 ;!9,662 11,507 28,466 14,27Z 5,417 J!!!! 3,393,5-46 7,013 154,214 320,535 264,167 227,473 23,839 ll5,6CCZ 256,037 982,983 193,174 1-49.036 1,694 22,772 8,534 197 44,215 3,544 16,316 2,421 49 449 328 2 214 133 131 8,223 -324 339 89 117,541 489,750 89,538 72,66~ 53,566 16,831 28,694 21,947 1,600 2,519 126 1,455 893 14,604 154 178 157 11 115 <48. 000 14 1 20li 14,20:. il ~ ill ~ 39,Z30 1 1 On 1,091 E 18,8Z3 18,8Z3 ~ 100,946 64,000 ~ ~ 68 1'M 115 4!I 44 64 IIOCAR, ""· SAN ANTONIOJ Acee•• ROADS TO KCLLY AND DuNCAN fl[LOIS ANO E:L CAIIP NO-VLC Acct11• ROAD TO DONA ANA TARQ[T RA . . [, pose, n. 81.IH IIOCA11, SAN ANTONIOJ Acct11• ROAD l*IO[ C•• 8uLLI• R[8CRVATION MATAQORDA, BAY CITYJ Acccsa ROAD TO CAMP HULEN DALL.All ACCEIII ROAD TO NAYAL A IR HAit: r,. o. A. Ruaae.:u., Accr:aa ROAD TO r,. o. A. RU18EU IREIIDIOJ NR. PREIIOIOJ .NR. r,. o. A. RUIS[LLJ ACC£18 ROt, D TO r,. o. A. AU88CLL ~ 48,000 CH ITTUCOEN CO.J ACCCII ROAC>e TO F'T • [THAN ALUM VIRGINIA IIONTGOMERY Co., AAO,-OflD AREAJ ACCEII IIOA08 10 HEACULEI P090EII Pl.ANT P LC[ 1111. l'AINC[ GCORQ[ COUATHOUet1 ACC[H RCAOe TO l'AINC[ GCORO[ 288,298 235,266 53,032 IASH rNOTON 122,244 5Z,294 69,950 c... co., KINI, 5CATTL£J ACCDI ROAD TO SAND l'OINT NAVAL AIR ITATION J[,.f'[RSON co., PORT TOWNBENOJ Acee•• ROAD TO Foat WORDEN WEST VfRCI INI" KANAWHA, So. CHARU&TONJ ACCEl8 ROAD TO NAVAL OfllDNANCE P1..ANT ~ Ill ONA OE CO. J ACCEII ROADI TO CAMP IIICCOY HAWA ll Sounc POINT ROAD, HAIAI I IIL.ANDJ ACCEII IIIOAOI IILAND or MAUI, KDt[I ROADJ ACCl!:11 IIOADI TO NAVAL A tit IA.IE l'UcltTO RICO AGUADILLA CITVI ACCE118 ROAD TO 801tl"'IUCN flELD Acctl8 ROAD TO u. s. NAvt RE&[RYATl\lff l/; ExCLUO[S 6/ El<CLUOU J/ DATA NOT 7,037 33 45 22 102 39 67 1 915 36,9-46 61,843 1Z,804 62,020 32,020 30,000 ::!..Qll 4,125 90:. .m 128 88 ~ 144 152 IPA PAOJ£CT8 •~o,eoRto .,. THE . . . MD NAVY Dr~AIITll[Nff ANO AUO IPA ~AOJ[CTe OKIIATCD .... OTHER f[O[IIAL AO[NCld WITH "1NOIS ALLOCATCD ey TH[ IPA, OATA ,-OIi PIIOJECT8 COMPLCTCD PIii OR TO APRIL 30, 1941 • AVAILAIIL[ 8Y 8CCTION• EJIPLOVll[NT ON THE etOLE PIIOJECT WA8 182. fEDERAL IOIKS AGENCY WORK PROJECTS ADIIINISTRATIDN DIYI.ION C, STATlaTICa Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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