Highly important to AEC employees working at the site was the completion of what then was called the Twin Buttes Road, now known as Highway 20, for 41 miles between Idaho Falls and Central Facilities, and its connection with Highway 26 to the west. It was dedicated October 8, 1951, near its intersection with Highway 26. Among those participating were Joe Call, Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce president, as master of ceremonies; Johnston; W. Fisher Ellsworth, Idaho Falls, auto firm owner and new member of the State Highway Board, who cut the ribbon; Roscoe Rich, Burley, State Highway Board chairman; Lt. Governor Edson H. Deal, representing Governor Len B. Jordan; and State Senator O. J. Buxton, Driggs.
One of the humorous aspects of this ceremony was the unscheduled appearance of a Butte County cattle truck. The astonished driver saw the paved road ahead and rumbled past as dignitaries watched with mouths agape.
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