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32605
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The cost of constructing interstate highway interchanges have escalated steadily during the past couple decades, while North Carolina Highway Fund revenues have failed to keep pace. Maintaining the eighty-thousand-mile North Carolina highway system now consumes the bulk of available road dollars. This article discusses the highway system, construction, maintenance, and financing.
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11123
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During 1971, North Carolina opened 49.6 more miles of the Interstate Highway System. Of the 838.7 miles allotted, the state has now completed and opened 571 miles, or 68 percent.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 30 Issue 7, July 1972, p32-33. 97-98, il, map
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31242
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The system of interstate highways was envisioned by Congress in the 1940s. Of the total system, 775 miles of interstate highway have been designated in North Carolina, and almost half of this is already open to traffic.
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10373
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Beard reports on the construction progress on North Carolina's part of the Interstate Highway System, including what has been finished and the eleven projects for 1960.
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10360
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This article provides up-to-date information on the progress of the North Carolina part in building the Federal Interstate Highway system. Topics include new mileage approved; a proposed new link; the current status of the program; new standards for safety; the economic benefits to the state; and special road numbering.
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12156
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The interstate highway system is a projected 41,000 mile network of through highways laid out to connect military bases, sea ports, principal cities, and industrial areas. The Federal Government wants the roads built to serve both heavy interstate commercial traffic and military traffic in times of emergency. North Carolina benefits by receiving 717 miles of interstate that will be paid for by the government.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 16, Dec 1956, p29-30, 39, il, map
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Record #:
30649
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North Carolina has done a lot to advance highway facilities in the state, especially secondary roads. Since the 1930s, North Carolina has made a concerted effort to improve the vast mileage of unpaved roads, leading the nation improving not only the heavily trafficked main roads, but also the farm-to-market roads in every community.
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30666
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As North Carolina begins its part in the construction of the interstate highway system, the state has announced 17 new projects for the first year. These projects will cost over $28 million for the first of the 13 year program, providing funds for paving, grading, and other high engineering standards.
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