Research Article
Jan 1959
Highway Planning in the Past, Present, and Future
Authors: Edward H. Holmes and John T. LynchAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 124, Issue 1
Abstract
Highway planning on a comprehensive scale has been conducted jointly by the Bureau of Public Roads, United States Department of Commerce (BPR), and the state highway departments since 1935. Facts have been assembled and highway needs determined that have greatly affected state and federal legislation. Methods must be perfected in order to keep the studies of the needs up to date and to project them into the future.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 124 • Issue 1 • January 1959
Pages: 149 - 163
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© 1959 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Edward H. Holmes
Asst. Commr. for Research, Bureau of Public Roads, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Washington, D. C.
John T. Lynch
Chief, Highway Planning Branch, Bureau of Public Roads, U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Washington, D. C.
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