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Essentially all of the material has been placed in Zone 3 of the dam and the contrac- tor is doing some work on the lining of the spillway tunnels and outlet tunnels. I The diversion tunnel at Morrow Point Dam was holed through on January 20th, and prepara- tions are under way for placing a lining in that tunnel. This lining is of a temporary type as the tunnel will not be used after the dam is finished. The open cut excavation for the dam foundation and powerplant is continu- ing. The access road, both to the crest and to the powerplant,is well under way. Also, most of the highway work is either completed or under construction relocating Highway 50 around Blue Mesa Reservoir. I haven't been there recently but I understand that the Colorado Department of Highways is to award the fourth schedule on Highway 50. They may have done it in the last four or five days. I Now just a few items on our Transmission Division. On an overall basis it is progress- ing just about on schedule. The l38-kv line from Flaming Gorge to Green Mountain is com- pleted. However, that line is in service only between Flaming Gorge and Vernal. This is due to some delay in the securing of equipment at Moon Lake-Rangely substation. Also at the Mt. Harris substation. This is principally equip- ment that the Colorado-Ute is to place in those installations. The l15-kv line is com- pleted between Salida and Montrose. The Glen Canyon-Shiprock, Shiprock-Curecanti, and Curecanti-Hayden lines are scheduled for com- pletion this summer. The Pinnacle Peak-Mesa transmission line is expected to be ready for service by this spring. We are encountering some delay on the Glen Canyon-Pinnacle Peak lines. However, we expect those will also be completed by late summer.