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Road Improvement Crusade Shows Economic Value of Good Highways
Article outlines the rising importance of solid roads, noting 23 states now aid or regulate roads. It cites 1904 and 1908 figures on road surfaces, costs per mile for macadam and gravel, and total road value. New York’s high costs contrasted with Massachusetts and Connecticut. It urges highway commissions to fix disparities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Magazine
Ita
Office of Public Roads
Macedanin
King
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Highway Commission