Federal Aspects of the Interstate Highway Program

Authors

David R. Levin, Chief, Highway and Land Administration Division, Bureau of Public Roads, US Department of Commerce

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. History of Federal-Aid Highway Legislation

III. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 … A. Primary-Secondary-Urban Highways … B. Interstate System … C. Public Hearings … D. Special Studies … E. Public Utilities, Public Domain Roads, and Other Policies

IV. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1958 … A. The “ABC Program” and the Interstate System … B. The Anti-Recession Program … C. Public Lands Highways … D. Stockpiling of Materials; Utility Relocation … E. Outdoor Advertising … F. Public Hearings

V. Recodification of Federal-Aid Highway Laws

VI. Rationale of the Interstate Highway Program … A. Design of the Interstate System … B. Control of Highway Access … C. Factors Governing System Selection … D. Right-of-Way and Land Requirements

VII. Legal Problem Areas … A. Right-of-Way Acquisition … B. Future Use Acquisition … C. Control of Highway Access … D. Intergovernmental Relationships

VIII. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

David R. Levin, Federal Aspects of the Interstate Highway Program, 38 Neb. L. Rev. 377 (1959)
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