DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL HIGHWAY POLICY: AN INTERACTIVE PROCESS

The nation has spent the last 50 years building the best system of highways in the world. In the last decade, the federal government has dedicated $90 billion to this effort. This network of highways has become the backbone of the transportation system and has supported the economic growth and development of the United States. The highway system carries almost 90 percent of all personal and freight movements. Despite its significance, the highway system-particularly the national, interregional system-is deteriorating at an increasing rate as the federal and state governments grapple with decreasing revenues. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Mertz, William L
  • BAUERLEIN, JOAN W
• Conference:
  • 60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1981-1-12 to 1981-1-16
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 1-6
• Monograph Title: Transportation system analysis
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 835
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deterioration; Highway maintenance; Highways; Revenues; Road construction; Transportation policy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interaction
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349757
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309033128
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 30 1982 12:00AM