Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the interstate
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"Happy 50th Anniversary, U.S. Interstate Highway System" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue (let
alone fit on a cake), U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta has simply declared 2006 "The Year of the
Interstate."
In celebration of this milestone, the indulgently-monikered American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, or AASHTO, will mark the system's golden anniversary by taking a coast-to-coast convoy along I-80, beginning June 15 in San Francisco and finishing June 29 in Washington, D.C.-- neatly dovetailing with the anniversary of President Eisenhower's signing of the Interstate Highway Act.
All is not slow-speed Cannonballing, mind. AASHTO will also spearhead a research effort and policy conferences on the future of America's roadways. May we gently suggest starting with the potholes?
Check out a four-minute interstate primer provided by AASHTO here, or learn more about the festivities here.
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Keithius 1:42PM (1/24/2006)
May *I* gently suggest getting rid of off-camber turns and decreasing-radius on-ramps? ;-)
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David 1:47PM (1/24/2006)
In celebration of the anniversary, all interstates will have their speed limits raised by 10 Miles Per Hour.
...a guy can dream can't he? :P
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Steve J 1:49PM (1/24/2006)
I will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Interstate by moving at 10 mph on the 405. Lord knows I wouldn't be able to do that on surface streets.
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Sam J. 2:20PM (1/24/2006)
I wouldn't mind the removal of traffic circles and jug handles. Ahh Jersey...
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