Show I UNCLE SAM AIDS IN ROAD BUilDING Work in Progress on Projects Totaling Thousands of Miles of Highway The remarkable rate mate at al which tho the number of ot fed aid ald road building projects has Increased since sinco the war warIs warIs waris Is shown in a summary relating to all such w work rk from September 30 1916 to April 30 1920 which has been prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared by the bureau of public roads United States department of I ture On the latter date the tho states had filed with the bureau 2885 project I statements of which 2790 had been ap approved approved ap- ap I ap-I proved representing miles of or highway ay The totals on April 30 1919 were re little more than third one-third mounts amounts Up to May lay 1 of or this year 1974 projects had proceeded to the tho stage at which plans specifications and i n 1 U-J U 1 kv l. l l 4 x V-x V. V I I I I I dL V A IJ reau of tub public roads dB The plans specifications specifications c and estimates of ot 1827 of ot these had been recommended for tor approval representing miles Work ork Tork In tn Project agreements had actually been executed and construction work was in progress on 1569 projects totaling 11 miles In addition work had been begun on about projects for which agreements had not actually been I signed thus expediting the progress of tho the work and bringing the tho total mileage under construction up to The summary shows that a great groat re reduction reduction re- re has been boon made in the time re required required re- re for tor preliminary work vork before belore actual construction Is begun Agreement Ir em nt IN Is n Reached On the avora average the states have submitted submitted submitted sub sub- project t stat statements for nearly 95 per cent of oC th their lr respective allotments and have bave entered into agreement to construct highways which call for tor about one half of their federal-aid federal m monc money o ney Many Project l Approved ell The projects actually completed and paid for tor arc are comparatively fow Cow but they are materially exceeded ded in number num ber her by those which are aro practically completed California Delaware Illinois Illi 1111 nois Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Now New Hampshire New Now Jerse Jersey Jer Jer- se sey North Carolina Ohio regon Pennsylvania Pennsylvania- Rhode Island Utah Washington West Virginia and nd V Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- o ming minI have e each h submitted d approved ed I project statements for all ail or nearly all of ot their allotments |