America's Highways, 1776-1976: A History of the Federal-aid ProgramU.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 1977 - Express highways - 553 pages |
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Page 96
... ( AASHO ) opened at Richmond , Virginia , December 4 , 1917 , the problem uppermost in the minds of the delegates was how to carry on and keep the roads open in the face of what many of them perceived to be a hostile policy by the ...
... ( AASHO ) opened at Richmond , Virginia , December 4 , 1917 , the problem uppermost in the minds of the delegates was how to carry on and keep the roads open in the face of what many of them perceived to be a hostile policy by the ...
Page 97
... AASHO plan and asked all States to submit their priority programs as soon as possible . Government Seizure of the Railroads To avert complete paralysis , the Government seized all the mainline steam railroads on December 26 , 1917 , and ...
... AASHO plan and asked all States to submit their priority programs as soon as possible . Government Seizure of the Railroads To avert complete paralysis , the Government seized all the mainline steam railroads on December 26 , 1917 , and ...
Page 101
... AASHO in December 1917 , but the Administration , preoccupied with conducting the war , was unwilling to ask Congress for corrective legislation . The Rift in the Good Roads Movement The battle for Federal aid in the 64th Congress had ...
... AASHO in December 1917 , but the Administration , preoccupied with conducting the war , was unwilling to ask Congress for corrective legislation . The Rift in the Good Roads Movement The battle for Federal aid in the 64th Congress had ...
Page 102
... AASHO dele- gates then met in separate session , endorsed the Page bill and went on record as having " favored the mak- ing of all expenditures under the Federal - aid plan , the routes in the Federal system being selected by the ...
... AASHO dele- gates then met in separate session , endorsed the Page bill and went on record as having " favored the mak- ing of all expenditures under the Federal - aid plan , the routes in the Federal system being selected by the ...
Page 106
... AASHO . The avowed purpose of the Council was to get Congress to set up a system of national high- ways under Federal control such as that proposed by the Townsend bill . The backing for such a system came principally from the eastern ...
... AASHO . The avowed purpose of the Council was to get Congress to set up a system of national high- ways under Federal control such as that proposed by the Townsend bill . The backing for such a system came principally from the eastern ...
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AASHO AASHO Road Test agencies Agriculture Alaska Highway American apportionment approved authorized automobile became bill bond financing bonds bridges built Bureau of Public cities Committee completed concrete Congress cooperation cost counties early economic established estimate Federal funds Federal Highway Administration Federal-Aid Highway Act Federal-aid system FHWA financing fiscal grade highway construction highway departments highway engineers highway needs Highway Officials highway planning Highway Research highway system improvement included increased Inter-American Highway Interstate System land legislation MacDonald maintenance ment mileage miles million motor vehicle National Park Office of Public operation Parkway pavement Pennsylvania Turnpike percent problems projects PUBLIC ROADS ANNUAL railroads result revenue right-of-way River ROADS ANNUAL REPORT routes rural roads safety Secretary speed standards studies superelevation surface surveys tion toll roads traffic trucks Turnpike United urban areas Washington World War II