THE CUBA REVIEW. 



GREAT ROAD BUILDING AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WORK 

 IN ALL PARTS OF CUBA. 



Official Data By Provinces. 



Extract from the general report of the 

 Department of Public Works filed with the 

 Provisional Governor November 30, 1907, 

 relating to the construction of highways 

 and bridges in Cuba up to September 30, 

 1907. _ Report includes work under con- 

 struction and under consideration. 



Province of Pinar del Rio. 



Highway from Consolacion del Norte to 

 Rio Blanco; $30,000; 6.319 klms. ; 61 men. 



Highway Vifiales to Esperanza; $49,000 

 appropriation ; 7.260 klms. ; Z7 men. 



San Diego to Paso Real ; 4.260 klms. ; 

 under consideration. 



Bridge over Rio Feo. Completed. 



Highway from that of Cabanas to Bahia 

 Honda to Quiebra Hacha ; $7,609 appropria- 

 tion ; 5.20 klms. Completed. 



Extension of highway from Cayajabos to 

 Cabafias ; 1.800 klms. Contract pending 

 approval. 



Extension of highway from San Cristobal 

 to Pinar del Rio ; 3.501 klms. ; $50,000 ap- 

 propriation. 



Extension of the approaches of the bridge 

 over the Rio Polaco ; in course of construc- 

 tion. 



Extension and modifications of the ap- 

 proaches of the bridge over the Herradura 

 River on the highway from Havana to 

 Pinar del Rio ; under consideration ; ap- 

 propriation, $11,121. 



Bridge over the river Ajiconal; $4,609; 

 work will be commenced soon. 



Bridge over river Guasimal on the road 

 from Guane to Mantua ; $26,099 ; work will 

 be commenced in December. 



Two bridges over river Teneria (Grana- 

 dillar) on road from Pinar del Rio to Con- 

 solacion del Sur; $70,000; awaiting ap- 

 proval. 



Bridge over river San Diego; $15,000; 

 advertising for bids. 



Road from Guane to Catalina by way of 

 Paso Real ; under study and survey made ; 

 $4,000 appropriation. 



Road from Consolacion del Sur to San 

 Cristobal ; $45,000 ; under consideration. 



Road from Mantua (arroyo de) to Man- 

 tua ; .820 klms.; $10,000; project approved. 



Road from railroad station at Mangas to 

 Pijirigua; $5,000; pending approval. 



Bridge over river La Plata at Cabafias ; 

 project modified and submitted for approval. 



Bridge over river on the road to Mantua; 

 project submitted. 



Repair of the road from Candelaria to 

 Soroa ; survey filed. 



Highway from Bahia Honda to Buena 

 Ventura; $30,000. 



Bridge over river Mantua on the road 

 from Arroyo 'de Mantua to Mantua ; $S,ooo. 



Highway from Cabafias to Bahia Honda ; 

 $80,000; 28.900 klms. 



Extension of the highway from Pinar del 

 Rio to Vifiales; $207,000; 26 klms.; 500 men. 



Highway from Vifiales to San Cristobal ; 

 $152,000; 18 klms.; 360 men working. 



Highway from San Juan to Punta de 

 Carta; $80,000; 16 klms.; 180 men working. 



Highway from Guane to Luis Lazo'; 

 $116,000; 26 klms.; 360 men engaged. 



Highway from Pinar del Rio to Luiz 

 Lazo; $116,000; 40 klms.; 297 men working. 



Province of Havana. 



Highway from San Antonio de los Bafios 

 to Guira de Melena; $27,137 appropriation; 

 3.80 klms. ; completed. 



Branch of the highway of San Antonio 

 de los Bafios and Guira de Melena to Al- 

 quizar ; $25,000 appropriation ; 3.84 klms. ; 

 completed. 



Highway Guayabos to Quivican by way 

 of Guira de Melena ; $50,000 appropriation ; 

 5.62 klms. ; all masonry work completed. 



Bridge over the river Jucaro at Don 

 Martin by way of Boca de Jucaro ; under 

 consideration. 



Highway from San Felipe to Quivican, 

 connecting with the highway from Bejucal 

 to Batabano ; $32,000 appropriation ; 3 klms. ; 

 construction of the bridge over the river 

 Quivican completed. 



Highway from Guines to Nueva Paz by 

 way Vegas and San Nicolas ; $35,000 appro- 

 priation; 4 klms. The construction of a 

 bridge of 140 foot span over the river Cuy- 

 aguateje has begun. 



Wooden bridge over river Banes ; under 

 consideration. 



Highway from Guanabacoa to Santa 

 Maria del Rosario; $30,000; construction of 

 a bridge over river Cacao begun. 



Highway 'from Madrugas to Pipian; sur- 

 vey made. 



Highway from Bainoa to Santa Cruz del 

 Norte by way of Caraballo and S'an An- 

 tonio del Rio Blanco ; surveyed. 



Highway from Marinao to Jaimanitas, 

 starting from the section of the Marianao 

 to Arroyo Arenas road; study completed. 



Highway from Jucaro ta Tumba Cuatro 

 by way of Castilla; $25,000 appropriation; 

 2 klms. ; construction of a bridge over the 

 river Jucaro begun. 



Highway from Gamuza to Madruga by 

 way of Catalina ; $100,000 ; 8.60 klms. ; all 

 grading and masonry work completed. 



Highway from Gamuza to Matanzas by 

 way of Catalina de Guines and Madrugas; 

 $182,000 appropriation ; 26 klms. ; 145 men. 

 All grading and masonry work completed. 



Extension of the highway from La Gal- 

 lega to Guanabo and Boca de Guanabo; 

 $92,000 appropriation ; 6.004 klms. ; 102 men. 



Highway from Jucaro to Nueva Gerona 

 and Santa Fe (Isle of Pines) ; $35,ooo ap- 

 propriation ; 54 men ; 75 per cent, of ma- 



