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Show feet and will extend 186 miles upstream on the Colorado River, and 71 miles up the San Juan River. The power house, which will be located at the toe of the dam, will have eight generating units with a total installed capacity of 900,000 kilowatts. Construction Activities During the past year construction of the Glen Canyon Dam has progressed at a rate either according to schedule or slightly ahead of schedule. The prime contractor for the dam and power plant anticipates that by the end of January or early in February the coffer dams can be closed and the Colorado River will be diverted through the two diversion tunnels 41 feet in diameter, one on each side of the river. Excavation of the inclined spillway tunnels and the keyways for the dam has progressed rapidly. Improvements have been made to the pilot plant that is being constructed for removing undesirable lightweight materials from the concrete aggregates. Cableway towers and runways for placing concrete in the dam are being erected. A water line to the concrete mixing plant has been completed. A twenty-five bed hospital has been constructed and work has continued on streets, utilities, barracks, mess halls and housing for the key personnel of the contractor. On August 6, 1958 the Colorado River Bridge that will carry highway traffic across the canyon of the Colorado River had its steel arch sections joined. The bridge and its approaches should be completed during January or February 1959. A celebration in honor of its opening is scheduled for February 20, 1959. The twenty-five mile access highway from Bitter Springs, Arizona to Page has been completed. The State of Utah dedicated the fifty-seven miles of highway between Kanab and the Arizona-Utah state line. After completion of the Colorado River bridge it is expected that Arizona will undertake improvement of the remaining nine miles of highway between the bridge and the Arizona-Utah state line, which will bring the entire section of highway from Bitter Springs to Kanab to primary highway standard. Work has been substantially completed on streets, water distribution and sewage collection system and for a warehouse, laboratory and municipal building to serve the Government portion of the town of Page, Arizona. In December, 1957 a contract was awarded for constructing the first group of 100 residences to house Bureau of Reclamation construction personnel. The second schedule of 100 homes was started in June, 1958. Sufficient housing has now been completed to permit moving the Glen Canyon Dam project office from Kanab, Utah to Page, Arizona. A number of leases and permits have been issued in Page to private busi- 28 |