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Show PlrVlPROVED ROADS GREAT SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS Schemo Being Worked Out by Federal and State Authorities to Surpass Other Countries. (Prepared by the United States Department o( Agriculture.) A system of highways that will serve the whole country and will be far superior su-perior to any other In the world Is being mapped out by federal and state engineers. It Is estimated that the system sys-tem will comprise 1S0.0O0 miles of road. The federal highway act recently recent-ly enacted specifically requires that all federal aid be spent on a connected system of highways consisting of not more than 7 per cent of the road mileage mile-age In each state, and that this system shall consist of interstate or primary roads and lntercounty or secondary roads. Proposed systems have been received re-ceived by the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture from all but eight slates. They are plotted on a large map of the United States and carefully examined A it " , i An Improved Michigan Highway. as to co-ordination with the roads of adjacent states and service to all sections sec-tions of the country. Where co-ordination is not satisfactory conferences are held with all interested state highway high-way officials aitd routes adjusted. Many states have already adjusted lUfficult problems with their neighbors. As an example the system sent in by Nebraska showed a big gap in an Important Im-portant road along the northern boundary. boun-dary. It was learned, however, that South Dakota would follow with a system that would fit like pictures on toy blocks. Since the federal highway act of last November became a law, only roads certain to.be on the system have been approved for construction. |
