The conference, titled "The Interstate
Highway System: Fifty Years and Looking Forward," will bring the nation's transportation stakeholders together to explore a new vision for the future of the Interstate.
Built in the late 1950s, prior to the formation of the interstate
highway system, 1-74 is no different than many other parts of the highway grid.
The
highway system is a maze, complete with traps and pitfalls along the way; a drive all the way out to a port is an adventure.
Over just the next five years, the Chinese are committed to building same amount of highway as the Americans build in the 40 years when they created their interstate
highway system. China will need huge amounts of steel and copper just to build the highways, and more to build the cars they drive on those highways.
Wiring every home and business to fiber-optics could spark an economic renaissance; it could be the 21st century equivalent of the Louisiana Purchase or the interstate
highway system. Which is to say: It will take vision, money, and political will--especially to face down those industry groups which prefer to keep things as they are.
agency that works with state Departments of Transportation on developing and maintaining the country's
highway system. However, barriers and prejudices to recycled products remain, although the economics are starting to make recycled materials look more attractive.
Rail transportation might fill the gap created by a weight-limited
highway system - but freight usually reaches the railhead by truck, and many Oregon communities lack rail connections.
The Interstate
Highway System has become central to transportation in the United States.
At the same time our
highway system grew by only 1.8 percent.
'A strong federal role was required to establish the interstate
highway system and the federal aviation network.
Unlike dualmode, an automated
highway system would not solve our energy problems or reduce global warming, and it would do relatively little to relieve traffic congestion.
Except for a few intra-city projects, the Interstate
highway system is finished.
highway system - a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport