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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-06-11, Page 31Wage ,L1$ --The Signal -Star, Jule 11, X1970 '- Car Care Supplement Interstatestem Seen as 0' pip THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND. DEFENSE HIOHWAYS • STATUS OF IMPROVEMENT AS OP JUNE 30, 19011. Traffic Life -Saver Farm products are shipped more quickly and with less loss from spoilage. But of mos€ benefit; it is truly a life saver. ' In 196ftean estimate sub- mitted to Congress by the Federal Highway Adminis- tration fixed the cost of the thef1441,000-mile system at' • $56.5 billion, of which the the Federal share was $50.6 billion. But that same year, I Congress increased the mile- � age from 41,000 to 42,500 to fill missing, critical links be- tween major cities. The cost of the system necessarily will rise, and a new estimate will be submitted to Congress in 1970. The I -system is a pay-as- you-go program. When it is finished it will be fully paid for with no long term in- debtedness hanging over its future. 111111,11 wow 101A3001 'TOLL ROADS M-- . - moot corantucnoN PREUNINARY STATUS OR NOT YET N PROGRESS ' 11-P-MrM,W+1...,rWl•-..4....,.M...1-r,Mr. w...,,r�t� « NM Y.t Pt7M I. 1., 007 MII.! - 0A00 Woe R tof•77y Gas-X _ .__Where- You- -Get Total Two Thirds of Network Complete; Will Eventually! Link 50Percent Of 'America's Cities By F. C. TURNER " Federal Highway Administrator With over two-thirds of the Interstate Highway System already open to traffic, the day is cloUwhen the 42,500 -mile network of controlled -access roads f finished and its benefits can be enjoyed to the fullest: At the end of fiscal year 1969, 28,219 miles were -in use, construction was taking place on another 5,259 miles, and preliminary engineering or right-of-way. acquisition was underway on an additional 6,956 miles. Mileage opened to- taled 67 percent, Chile some form of work was under wary or completed on ,434 miles - about 95 'percent .of the 42,500 miles. Some $3 put to since gra co Car Care dent, and strain -of -driving billion, has been costs. ' rk qn the system 'The system is providing a new mobility for the move- ment of people and goods. Business and vacation trav- e accelerated pro - began in 1956. Work pleted cost $28:57 billion d work ;under way or au-. el takes less duxes than faor- horized as of June 30,. 1969, merly. - totaled $10.63 billion. The More recreational oppor-4' Federal share of' the cost is 90, ,percent, financed by the Highway Trust Fund which is supported entirely by Fed- eral road user taxes. . Of the many user benefits stemming from the Inter- state System, probably the most welcome and the most important is the saving of , lives. For each five miles of the system opened to traffic, a life is saved during each year thereafter. Because it is designed and built with primary interest for safety, the system is expected to .. save . at least 8,300 lives an- nually once it is finished. In- terstate travel is more. than twice as safe as on conven- -tional roads replaced by the neW IS routes. Although it constitutes on- ly a bit more than 1 percent . of the country's 3.7 million miles of roads and streets, the system will carry at least . 20. percent -of all-t3i ation s- --- traffic, and will link together more than 90 percent of America's cities with popu- lations of 50,000 or more. It has been estimated that when the system is finished, . user benefits will.total about $11.5 billion a year due to lower operating time, acci Continued From Page 8' A L CLE AR BE� T M r R E. A B J D, C11 DSC5 fir • • • F. C. Turner tunities are accessible. Driving is more comfort- able. 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