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NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROGRAM

[No. 84-5]

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. R. 4260

TO CREATE A FEDERAL HIGHWAY CORPORATION FOR
FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NATIONAL SYS-
TEM OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS; TO AMEND AND SUP-
PLEMENT THE FEDERAL-AID ROAD ACT APPROVED JULY
11, 1916 (39 STAT. 355), AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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APRIL 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, MAY 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16,
17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, AND JUNE 1, 1955

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Printed for the use of the Committee on Public Works

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1955

CONTENTS

Page

Text of H. R. 4260__

Statement of-

Anderson, Hon. Victor E., Governor of Nebraska__

Baldock, R. H., State highway engineer of Oregon, and member,
executive committee of the American Association of State Highway
Officials

1

385

496

Balfour, Frank C., chairman, committee on right-of-way, American
Association of State Highway Officials____.

454

Bartelsmeyer, R. R., chief highway engineer, State of Illinois..

7

Behling, Burton N., economist, Association of American Railroads. 977, 1025
Bennett, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Florida....

916

Bresnahan, W. A., assistant general manager, American Trucking
Associations, Inc...

536

Campbell, Hon. Joseph, Comptroller General; accompanied by
Robert F. Keller, assistant, and S. P. Haycock, attorney, General
Accounting Office..

Chacey, Kenneth, special assistant on access roads and highways...
Clay, Gen. Lucius D., Chairman, President's Advisory Committee on
a National Highway Program..

618

157

127, 187

662

Cobo, Hon. Albert E., mayor of Detroit, Mich.
Collier, Hon. Randolph, State senator, California State Legislature,
accompanied by L. M. Backstrand, assemblyman, chairman, assem-
bly transportation and commerce committee; Richard Dolwig,
assemblyman, member of the joint committee; Frank B. Durkee,
director, department of public works; J. W. Vickrey, assistant high-
way engineer; Robert Reed, counsel, department of public works;
Harmer Davis, director, Institute of Transportation and Traffic
Engineering, University of California; and Richard Zettle, econ-
omist, Institute of Traffic and Transportation Engineering-
Curtiss, C. D., Commissioner of Public Roads..
duPont, Francis V., special consultant to the Secretary of Commerce 52, 89
Ehlers, Joseph H., on behalf of the American Society of Civil Engi-

neers.

720

52

Falek, Edward, consulting engineer, appearing on behalf of various
electric and gas companies.-

1027

913

704

886

251

Fritts, Carl E., vice president, Automobile Safety Foundation___.
Garrity, Harold, attorney, Yonkers, N. Y...

Gorman, Allan B., president, Private Truck Council of America, Inc--
Gore, Hon. Albert, a United States Senator from the State of Ten-

nessee..

Greer, D. C., State highway engineer of Texas and member of the
executive committee, American Association of State Highway
Officials.
Hall, Hon. Fred, Governor of Kansas-

Halvorson, Lloyd C., economist for the National Grange..

Harper, John, chairman, toll roads committee, National Jobbers

Council

Heimann, T. J., chairman, State Highway Commission of New Mexico.
Hofheinz, Hon. Roy, Mayor of Houston, Tex., representing, Con-
ference of Mayors---

Hopkins, James D., county executive; accompanied by James C.
Harding, commissioner of public works; Harry G. Herman, county
attorney; and Hugh S. Coyle, chairman, board of supervisors,
Westchester County, N. Y..

Houck, C. E., manager, Huntingdon and Center County Telephone
Co., Warriors Mark, Pa..

994

443

375

521

301

388

409

877

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