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The project required 90,000 cubic yards (70,000 m³) of fill as well as 30,000 cubic yards (20,000 m³) of crushed rock to complete the sub-base. The travel surface required 15,000 cubic yards (10,000 m³) of gravel, 19 inches thick before asphalt was applied. Construction equipment and material
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were stored at a depot Long Gull Pond during the project.
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Construction history for Hansen
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The highway has developed in several distinct sections:
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Continuation from western boundary of
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