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LUBBOCK, Texas — The designation of future Interstate 27 (I-27) became official on Tuesday, March 15 when President Biden signed into law the appropriations bill. The designation recognizes the Ports-to-Plains Corridor from…

March 1, 2022, 5:00 PM HST In conjunction with the end of Mahina 'Ōlelo Hawai'i (Hawaiian Language Month) in February, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces that Hawaiian names and words on new or replacement…

Most of us, I suspect, don't think much about what life would have been like without the interstate highway…

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is Missouri's highest law enforcement agency. It was launched a few years after the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System. Long…

For decades, lawmakers, policy makers and consumers have denounced a "digital divide" that has left parts of the country with spotty internet service.The $ 65 billion earmarked for broadband expansion as part of the Biden administration's…

WASHINGTON, DC - After six years of I-14 / Gulf Coast Coalition efforts, the Interstate 14 corridor is set to be extended to cross five states. This includes a…

In India, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has set itself an ambitious goal to develop its charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. India Infrahub reports that NHAI will install an electric vehicle charging station…

It took a lot of work and equipment to build the Tennessee interstate system. The idea was to facilitate travel from one part of the country to another in the event of a national emergency. Bill CareyTennessee History for Kids Most of…

Bill Carey is the founder and executive director of Tennessee History for Kids.I suspect most of us don't think much about what life would have been like without the Interstate Highway System. When you think about it, we realize that most…

MMost of us, I suspect, don't think much about what life would have been like without the interstate…

Most of us, I guess, don't think much about what life would have been like without the interstate highway…

FreightWaves Classics has covered the history of the Interstate Highway System in previous articles. In these articles, it was noted that the US military had organized the Motor Transport Corps convoy to cross the United…

(WYTV) - Uncover the secrets of the interstate highway system. The official name of these routes is the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. It started in 1956 and ended in 1992. It…

Black Lives Matter El Dorado County Adopt-A-Highway Signs Vandalized about a month after the group joined the program. The organization has adopted four sections of the highway, totaling 10 miles, stretching from Placerville and…

Washington - An estimated 6,555 lives were saved in 2019 due to various safety features of the interstate road network, making interstate travel much safer than on any other road, according to a recently released report from the…

By David Nichols | Special for Gannett KansasPresident Joe Biden has reached a tentative agreement with Republican leaders to submit an infrastructure renewal proposal, costing about $1 trillion. Details are still being worked out,…

Photo by Steven Lewis on UnsplashAmid congressional battles over infrastructure finance legislation, the 48,000-mile Interstate Highway System (IHS) quietly reached a milestone on June 29. On this date in 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower…

In “Congress Debates Infrastructure but Ignores the Interstates” (July 1 editorial), Robert Poole reminds us all of the vital importance of the interstate highway system to our economy and our…

June 26 - MORGANTOWN - West Virginia ranks worst in the country for deterioration of interstate highway bridges and tied for seventh for interstate roadway condition, according to a new report released this month here by TRIP, a national…

Connecticut's interstate road network is one of the most taxed and congested in the country, and the state's infrastructure, especially highway bridges, is showing its age, according to a recent study. A report by…

The interior of St. Joseph's Church in Minneapolis prior to its demolition in 1976. The parish moved to Maple Grove and was renamed St. Joseph the Worker. ARCHIDIOCESAN ARCHIVES When John Ireland…

Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), And Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) Announced today ' hui the planned reintroduction of the National Environmentally Outstanding and…

As noted in Part 1 of this article, the US interstate system was officially named the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate Highways and Defense in 1990 and was enacted a day before the celebration of the centenary…

President Eisenhower was a supporter of the interstate system as well as the legislation passed by Congress to fund the construction of the system. He enacted the legislation on June 29, 1956. The US interstate system was…

Anne McKee's family loved to visit Clarkco State Park as a…

Dtraveling from California to Vermont, like I did this summer, offers time to think and a lot to watch. The extensive interstate highway system that I followed for much of my trip, championed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was…

According to a report released by TRIP, a national non-profit transportation research organization, America's road network will need to be rebuilt and expanded to meet the country's growing transportation needs. The report, Restoring the…

Douglas clark | [email protected] policy committee of the Amarillo Metropolitan Planning Organization on Thursday approved a resolution regarding revised functional classifications of the operation of the national highway…

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In 1919, a young army lieutenant colonel named Dwight D. Eisenhower took part in the Motor Transport Corps convoy that drove 3,251 miles (5,232 km) between Washington DC and Oakland, California. It took them 62 days complete.1919 Motor…

In June 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a landmark piece of legislation that he had championed for years. The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, better known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, authorized $ 25…

National Academies of Science, Engineering and MedicineThe National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine have created an interactive webpage centered on the findings of its congress-commissioned report, "Renewing the National…

The US interstate highway system, launched over 60 years ago, now carries far more vehicles than was originally built and is in urgent need of repairs and improvements.The United States has “taken a generation…

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AUSTIN - The Texas Transportation Commission announced Thursday that US…

Interstate highways in the United States stretch for more than 47,000 miles, with more planned in the coming years. At 60, it's not difficult to discuss the impact of the Federal Highway Act of 1956, which propelled the Interstate Highway…

Sixty years ago today, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway Act of 1956. It marked the birth of the interstate highway system, now a 47,000 mile network designed to ease congested roads and crumbling in post-war…

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The Highway Improvement Program (TRIP) says the U.S. interstate highway system is showing its age as it turns 60 this month, suffering from high levels of congestion and insufficient funding to carry out repairs and upgrades. up to date. !--*>!-->…

Posted by amNewYork on Monday, June 27, 2016 This cake recipe calls for two parts flour, one part milk and a little over two decades of neglect. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System,…

A significant number of bridges along the Interstate Highway System are in need of repair, according to a recent report by a nonprofit transportation group. Washington, DC-based TRIP, in its analysis of national bridge inventory data,…

Last week, the US government made a big graphic design decision without much fanfare.The Federal Roads Administration quietly withdrawn its endorsement of Clearview, the typeface that…

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) - Governor Steve Beshear on Monday unveiled a new red, white and blue road sign marking the designation of Interstate 69 for a section of the Edward T. Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway. When complete,…

AUGUSTA, Maine - Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt announced Tuesday that he has approved increasing speed limits on parts of the state's interstate highways, including Interstate 295, Interstate 95, Interstate 395 and…

If North Carolina was successful, the interstate system would be very different today.Even before President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, the American Association…

1956: Urged to reduce congestion on American roads and inspired by Germany's use of highways for the movement of troops during World War II, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.The new law spent $ 33…