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Beaver Island road committee challenges incomplete King’s Highway work, 1990

Also King’s Highway road condition December 1990

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TypeEvent
Dates1990-11-08 – 1991-06-30
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1990-11-08 – 1991-06-30
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Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

A December 1990 letter criticizes the November 8 withdrawal of road crews from King’s Highway, leaving unfinished muddy sections and culvert ditches. It records a planned spring resumption and a June 30, 1991 contract completion date.

Sources

  1. Reports the Road Commission’s November 8 withdrawal, muddy unfinished sections, planned spring resumption, June 30, 1991 contract completion date, and estimated $647,000 project cost. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1990-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held eighteen-page December issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1990-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island road committee challenges incomplete King’s Highway work, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kings-highway-winter-road-condition-1990/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 20, 1990, letter to the editor on King’s Highway. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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