Show House Unit Eyes Huge Program For Postwar Road Building WASHINGTON Feb 29 p- p UP Consideration of a three billion- billion dollar postwar road building program program program pro pro- gram conceived not only to provide provide provide pro pro- vide jobs but to have roads so that men can build America got under way Tuesday before the house roads committee The bill bUl before the committee would authorize appropriation of r to become a aVailable at the rate of annually annually annually an an- for the three successive postwar years It is identical with witha a measure before the senate The federal money would be distributed distributed distributed dis dis- among the states on this formula one half one half on the basis of population one-fourth one on area and one-fourth one on post road mileage Of the sums made available one- one half would be apportioned to projects projects projects on the federal aid highway systems and one-half one for urban projects and for tor secondary and feeder roads The federal share of ot any of the tile projects would not exceed 75 per cent the remainder coming from the states Thus federal federal federal fed fed- eral money matey and state contributions would entail a year three-year postwar program of S. S C. C Hadden Hayden president of or the American Association of State Highway Officials planned to present present present pre pre- sent an analysis of needs and proposals proposals proposals pro pro- for postwar action as compiled compiled compiled com com- piled by the Automotive Safety foundation The hearing was expected expected expected ex ex- to continue 16 days The analysis analysis' was drafted by G. G Donald Kennedy vice president of the foundation at the request of Senator Hayden D. D Ariz of the senate roads committee The postwar highway program and the role of the federal government In support of such a program are urgently required the analysis stated not no only for forthe forthe forthe the needed development of highway high highway way transportation but because of the relationship which exists between the successful development development development develop develop- ment of highways and the many other objectives planned for the postwar period Related objectives cited were redevelopment redevelopment re re- I development of cities protection and use of natural resources promotion promotion promotion pro pro- motion of rural education and health support of agricultural development development development de de- the desirable location of industry the more efficient functioning of cities the provision of oC adequate airport connection m. m the construction of new housing facilities facilities facilities fa fa- and the adoption of desirable desirable desirable de de- use land patterns All AU of these the committee was told are arc dependent in Important degree upon the availability of satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory highways The analysis declared the fact that transportation by highway had been developed on such a tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre scale in this country permitted permitted permitted per per- it to enter the war with an anaU all aU important head start The highway analysis found that undoubtedly the spectacular wartime wartime wartime war war- time advance of air transportation will mean the shift of substantial volumes of highway traffic to theair the theair theair air when the war is over The committee wa was told that ona on ona ona a distribution based one half on on population one fourth on area and I l one-fourth one on post roads the 1 annual allocation of l' l funds contemplated under the thc bill would go to states in these amounts Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Idaho Kansas Louisiana Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada Oregon New Mexico NewYork New New- NewYork York North Dakota South Dakota 12 Oklahoma Texas Utah Washington Wyoming Wyoming Wy Wy- oming Hawaii 1880 |