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Always
Seeking to Move Ahead
In projects and initiatives
found in all states and territories, FHWA strives to protect and enhance
our highway transportation system performance and, in so doing, make the
experience of the traveler better. Sometimes that means providing funds
for the reconstruction of an interchange. Or deploying state-of-the-art
traffic signals. Other times, it means widening a rural road or developing
an urban bike trail.
Our past investment
in the National Highway System, including the development of the interstate
network, was a significant factor in the nation's growth and prosperity
during the last 50 years. We have achieved the goal President Eisenhower
stated to Congress in 1955 of unifying America through "individual and
commercial movement over a vast system of interconnected highways crisscrossing
the country."
Today, we must continue
to invest in America's highways in order to achieve our national goals.
A significant investment backlog for improvements now exists, based on
a recent assessment of the highway transportation system. But funding
is only part of the story. The other part is people working together to
serve the nation. These people can be found in the state departments of
transportation, in other public sector organizations, in business and
industry, in the military, in groups of concerned citizens, and in academic
institutions around the country. They're all FHWA's partners in an ongoing
effort to improve the nation's transportation system.
We at the FHWA are
proud of our accomplishments, and honored to be entrusted with the task
of preserving, enhancing, and improving the operation of our vital transportation
system. In the future we will continue to focus on excelling at our unique
national roles and demonstrating our value to the American people.
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