Blacktopping in DeKalb in 1942

No word has been received from the federal government concerning proposed blacktopping work which will be rushed to completion in DeKalb if permission is granted by the government.

"Application for permission to blacktop Roosevelt Street, Garden Road, Garden Street, North 13th Street and South Sixth Street was made some time ago.

"It was sent to Springfield where it was approved by the state highway department and then sent to Chicago where it was approved by the Public Roads Administration and then sent to Washington.  It was thought that word would be received by the latter part of this week, either accepting or rejecting the application, but nothing has been heard up to today."

Quite a bit of red tape to go through to blacktop roads in World War II.

--One Blacktop, Two Blacktop.  --RoadDog