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Show Federal-Aid Roads Are . Progressing Steadily Federal-aid road building during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1922, has progressed steadily toward the goal of almost 200,000 miles to be included In the federal-aid highway system, reports re-ports the bureau of public roads, United Unit-ed States Department of Agriculture. On March 31, 7,335 miles had been completed since the beginning of the fiscal year, and with three months of good construction weather gtill remaining remain-ing It appears likely that the 10,000 miles completed in the preceding fiscal year will at least be equaled. At the same time prospects are good for rap-Id rap-Id progress during the coming fiscal year, as on March 31 there was under construction 14,010 miles and slightly more than 10,000 miles la projects approved ap-proved but which have not yet reached the construction stage. |