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Show j ( GR DE CROSSINGS j Washington. Jan. 23. The grade I crossings must go and they will be 'eliminated wherever possible on the roads of the federal highway system, which will bp built as a result of the i Passage of the Federal Highway art. I When the roads which form the primary pri-mary or interstate system are con-, con-, s'ruefod. no grade ero;s;ngs will he allowed to remain that it is at all practicable to avoid. Every effort will I he made to make the roads of the secondary system equally safe, but j in this case it is recognized that elimination el-imination may not be practicable in Ml ea?ps at this time. , j Tn making this announcement, the Pureau of Public Roads, under 1 ; whoso supervision the fund is allot-':d allot-':d and construction is undertaken. is putting into effect a policy which 1 1 it has long advocated in principal, i I and whose adoption it has urged i,with increasing effectiveness upon state highway officials for some time j past. The policy is meeting with rl hearty co-operation on the part of I the states, and the American Asso-M Asso-M ciaiion of State Highway officials by resolution has pledged its best ef-i ef-i ' forts to cooperate to eliminate grade crossings on new construction. 1 1 The prime object of the depart- ; ment's policy to eliminate grade ; crossings on federal-aid roads is the 1 1 saving of human lives. This policy ; probably will involve increased ex- j nense of construction in the case of i some roads, but it is believed this is ii'isf:fied by the saving of life. Dur- ! ng the three years ending with 1920 (according to the best records aval- 'lb'-'! t the department. 3,636 lives wre lost at grade crossings in' the United States and 10,644 persons i '.'.-tp Injured, i i |