41.   To some degree, state highway officials agree.

42.   Work on other parts of the interchange continues, highway officials said, but the bodies have been protected from further disturbance until the court rules.

43.   Others who have killed themselves in recent months include a lawmaker, a Finance Ministry bureaucrat and a highway authority official.

44.   But the difference is negligible now that highway officials and contractors are familiar with the new process, Pierce says.

45.   California highway officials recently presented data on a shallower design that seemed to be acceptable, he said.

46.   Dave Vieth, a Wisconsin highway official, said Wednesday.

47.   Federal highway safety officials on Friday said Columbus, Ind.-based Cosco Inc. must proceed immediately with the recall.

48.   Highway official Dan Flowers said the decision was a purely practical one.

49.   Highway officials in several states have expressed interest in the Minnesota study.

50.   Highway officials said both the rail lines and the autostrada might be able to be cleared by late Saturday.