National Highway Program: 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 System of Interstate Highways; to Amend and Supplement the Federal-aid Road Act Approved July 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 355), as Amended and Supplemented; and for Other Purposes ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1955 - 1339 pages |
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... miles of the interstate system now designated is estimated at $ 23 billion . Provision has been made in the statute for complet- ing the designation of the balance of the system , namely , 2,400 miles . This mileage is being reserved ...
... miles of the interstate system now designated is estimated at $ 23 billion . Provision has been made in the statute for complet- ing the designation of the balance of the system , namely , 2,400 miles . This mileage is being reserved ...
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... miles of the interstate system now designated is estimated at $ 23 billion . Pro- vision has been made in the statute for completing the designation of the balance of the system , namely , 2,400 miles . This mileage is being reserved ...
... miles of the interstate system now designated is estimated at $ 23 billion . Pro- vision has been made in the statute for completing the designation of the balance of the system , namely , 2,400 miles . This mileage is being reserved ...
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... miles of highways , 33,300 miles of which are rural and 4,400 miles in urban areas . This system , which by law is limited to 40,000 miles , forms the most important transcontinental network of highway routes within the United States ...
... miles of highways , 33,300 miles of which are rural and 4,400 miles in urban areas . This system , which by law is limited to 40,000 miles , forms the most important transcontinental network of highway routes within the United States ...
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... mile less ? Is that your testimony , or somebody else's ? Secretary WEEKS . I do not think I testified to that , but Mr ... miles . If you take one - seventh of that you get some approximations . Mr. SCHERER . 500 million ? Mr. DU PONT ...
... mile less ? Is that your testimony , or somebody else's ? Secretary WEEKS . I do not think I testified to that , but Mr ... miles . If you take one - seventh of that you get some approximations . Mr. SCHERER . 500 million ? Mr. DU PONT ...
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... mile the equivalent of about 40 percent , or $ 240,000 , which can be spent on the primary system , which is far less expensive construction ; let us say $ 100,000 a mile . So they will get 21⁄2 times as many miles as they would if they ...
... mile the equivalent of about 40 percent , or $ 240,000 , which can be spent on the primary system , which is far less expensive construction ; let us say $ 100,000 a mile . So they will get 21⁄2 times as many miles as they would if they ...
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$2 billion ALGER amount appropriations areas authorized BALDOCK basis BECKER believe bond financing bond issue BRESNAHAN build Bureau of Public cents Chairman Congress correct cost CRAMER CURTISS debt defense DEMPSEY DONDERO DU PONT estimated expenditures FALLON Federal aid Federal Government Federal Highway Federal-aid highway financing fiscal fuel tax funds gas tax gasoline tax gentleman GENTRY going Gore bill GORMAN Governor HARPER highway departments highway program highway system increase Interstate Highway System Interstate Highways Interstate System Jersey Turnpike JONES legislation MACHROWICZ matching Mayor McGREGOR ment mileage miles obligations Pennsylvania Turnpike percent period PONT present primary and secondary primary system problem projects proposed Public Roads question recommended reimbursement revenue right-of-way ROGERS SCHERER SCHWENGEL SCUDDER Secretary HUMPHREY Secretary WEEKS SEEGMILLER SMITH standards statement Thank thing tion toll roads traffic Treasury TRIGGS trucks urban vehicles YOUNT
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