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	Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National highways connects multiples states altogether, are of major importance to the national economy and/or connects Brazil to another country.
		Highways usually have a higher speed limit than other roads because they have additional lanes and are designed for driving at a higher speed.
		State Highways 2-5 are main routes in the North Island, State Highways 6-9 in the South Island, and state highways numbered from 10 onwards are generally found in numerical order from north to south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Highway

	U.S. Highway system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Interstate highway system of limited access highways was begun in the 1950s as the National Defense Highway System.
		Such obsolete highway names survive only in scattered locations in the United States, mostly on old highway routes that have been bypassed by later larger highways and now are used mostly by local traffic.
		These new highways were to supplement the existing United States highway system, not to replace the US highway system, although in some areas an interstate did replace an older US highway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_highway

	India national highway, road network of india, india tours and travel packages.
		India national highway, road network of india, india tours and travel packages.
		Efforts are now been made to improve the existing National Highways not only by strengthening and rehabilitation of existing assets but also by constructing new roads and bridges over missing links, improvement of low grade sections and widening to 4-lanes.
		Highways of four driving lanes, grade-separations at route intersections, and channelised turns at such intersections came in the ‘40s when limited access was introduced.
	www.indiaprofile.com /transportation/roads/nationalhighways.htm

	Women in Transportation
		Women working as chemical engineers, structural engineers, highway engineers, planners, geographers, and computer analysts all contribute to our mobility today.
		Now that the automobile is the primary mode of transportation for most Americans, automobile manufacturers must design and build cars that meet national and state air quality and safety standards and appeal to American drivers.
		Our highways and bridges are critical to the movement of both people and goods.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /wit/page1.htm

	China National Highways of Beijing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		China National Highway 112, despite being a series-100 China National Highway, does not begin Beijing, but begins in Gaobeidian, Tianjin, and forms a long ring route.
		813 kilometres of China National Highway lie within Beijing municipality.
		China National Highway 107 to Shenzhen leaves Beijing at
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/China_National_Highways_of_Beijing

	Manipur Info
		National Highways 59 and 53 connect Imphal by Road with Guwahati and Silchar respectively.
		Manipur was one of the headquarters for the Indian National Army and the Indian national flag was first hoisted there in 1944.
		Political instability in the Legislative Assembly during the 1960s led to the temporary imposition of direct rule by the Indian national president.
	www.culturalpursuits.com /manipurinfo.htm

	CISF to protect National Highways
		New Delhi: After its foray into security of airports across the country, the CISF may be entrusted the task of protecting the 14,000 kms long network of roads being constructed under the ambitious National Highways project.
		"Various government departments, including Surface Transport Ministry and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), are engaged in working out modalities over the proposal and a decision is expected any time," official sources said.
		Noting that the deployment would be done in a phased manner, the sources said the responsibilities to be given to CISF will include protection of vehicles from highway robbers and dacoits besides guarding the infrastructure.
	web.mid-day.com /news/nation/2004/june/85587.htm

	Invisible tolls may pay for highways - National - www.smh.com.au
		Invisible tolls may pay for highways - National - www.smh.com.au
		It is understood the Transport Minister, John Anderson, is promoting "shadow tolls" for private firms as an incentive to help build a dual carriageway along the entire Pacific Highway by 2016.
		The Federal Government's $12 billion plan to modernise the nation's transport links is doomed unless private operators are allowed to impose "invisible" tolls on major roads.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/06/11/1086749900372.html

	The Hindu : Karnataka / Mangalore News : Bottlenecks on national highways
		Traffic piling up at check-posts on national highways in Mangalore Division is assuming dangerous proportions in the absence of parking bays for goods vehicles.
		But some departments have set up check-posts on national highways without obtaining permission from the Ministry, according to sources in the National Highways.
		Meanwhile, observers said that although all check-posts on national highways could not be removed, the construction of parking bays or service roads could mitigate traffic congestion at such places.
	www.hindu.com /2004/07/28/stories/2004072811920300.htm

	Home Page, Highways Agency
		The Highways Agency's weather forecast as it affects England's motorways and trunk roads, prepared in conjunction with the Met Office.
		How the Highways Agency protects and where possible enhances the environment.
		Introducing the national traffic management and information system for the 21st century.
	www.highways.gov.uk

	Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Brazil, highways (or expressway/freeway) are named "rodovia", and Brazilian highways are divided in two types: regional highways (generally of less importance and entirely inside of one state) and national highways (of major importance to the country).
		National highways connects multiples states altogether, are of major importance to the national economy and/or connects Brazil to another country.
		Generally, a highway is a road which has multiple lanes of traffic in each direction, often with a physical division (median) between opposing traffic, and separate access ramps to and from the highway which are more widely separated than connections on a standard road and are often grade-separated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Highway (2365 words)

	Indian highways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"National Highways" in India is the class of roads maintained by the Central Government and is the main long-distance roadways.
		Highways are dotted with local restaurants or inns popularly known as Dhabas.
		Highways have facilitated development along the route and many towns have sprung up along major highways.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_highways (558 words)

	Interstate Highway - Wikipedia
		The interstate system was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956.
		One potential civil defense use of the Interstate highway system is for the emergency evacuation of cities in the event of a potential nuclear war.
		Although construction on the Interstate Highway system continues, it was officially regarded as complete in 1991 (though 5.6 miles of the original planned route remain either unconstructed, or not yet open [1]).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Defense_Highway_System (558 words)

	National Highway Network Map of India, About India, Maps of India
		You are being linked to the latest and updated National Highway Network Map of India
		National Highway Network Map of India, About India, Maps of India
	www.mapsofindia.com /maps/india/h3i09.htm (558 words)

	The Hindu : Karnataka News : Centre urged to reclassify some roads as national highways
		According national highway status to them would help the Union Government in expanding and reinforcing its network without additional financial burden, Mr.
		The Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, T.R. Baalu, has said that the ongoing works on upgrading and widening the 14,000 km network of national highways under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) at an estimated cost of Rs.
		Centre urged to reclassify some roads as national highways
	www.hindu.com /2005/01/09/stories/2005010914650500.htm (558 words)

	Photo Contest On National Highways
		There will also be two special prizes of Rs 5,000 each for the photographs related to National Highways in the North-East and Jammu and Kashmir.
		The National Highways Authority of India is organising a National Photo contest.
		Competition is open to all, except employees of National Highways Authority of India and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India.
	in.rediff.com /news/2003/oct/07iycu.htm (558 words)

	Maps, Driving Directions, and Weather by MapNation.com
		We’ll direct you to a United States map that contains freeway and highway overviews, street-level detail and major landmarks, such as parks, hospitals, attractions and transportation.
		You can zoom in for block detail or zoom out for a county overview.
		Find a US map for a city or county, an urban or a rural area.
	MapNation.com (558 words)

	AARoads In The News!
		Highway 56 was supposed to go east of I-15 and be expanded north through Ramona." Obviously this is a sticky quality-of-life issue and we ---- Andy and I ---- would like some feedback from road people on the subject.
		While the number of road geeks in the nation is unknown, Internet search engines list dozens of Web sites, offering detailed lists of highway exits, photographs of signs, and essays on the history of traffic signals and their configurations.
		The Web page he runs on Delaware highways, http://www.aaroads.com/delaware/index.html, features lists of highway exits, pictures of Delaware license plates dating back to the 1940s and grainy video images taken from Nitzman's car window by friends and former girlfriends.
	www.aaroads.com /in_the_news.html (558 words)

	National Highways (1/9/01)
		The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and National Institute of Training of Highway Engineers are the two autonomous bodies under the administrative control of the ministry.
		The National Highways falls within the domain of the Centre.
		Looking at the magnitude of the work involved, the Central government has over the last few years laid special emphasis on the development of National Highways.
	www.projectsmonitor.com /detailnews.asp?newsid=2587 (558 words)

	Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Highways usually have a higher speed limit than other roads because they have additional lanes and are designed for driving at a higher speed.
		Highways in remote areas may have rest areas where motorists may stop and relax before resuming a long drive.
		State Highways 2-5 are main routes in the North Island, State Highways 6-9 in the South Island, and state highways numbered from 10 onwards are generally found in numerical order from north to south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Highway (558 words)

	The Global Encyclopedia : Hotels : Travel
		During the 19th century, many new states were added to the original thirteen as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
		After long debate, this was supplanted by the Constitution of a more centralized federal government in 1789.
		Two of the major traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the American Civil War ( 1861 - 65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s.
	united-states.asinah.net /american-encyclopedia/wikipedia/i/in/interst... (558 words)

	National Highway (Australia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National Highways are denoted by a route marker in the shape of the shield found in the Australian coat of arms.
		The National Highway is a system of roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways connecting Australia's largest and most important cities.
		The National Highway is financed entirely by the Federal Government, though State and Territory Governments are responsible for the actual construction and maintenance of the roads that form part of the National Highway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Highway_(Australia) (505 words)

	State asks Centre to re-classify some State Highways into NH - Newindpress.com
		Singh also cited the Raichur-Bachi State Highway to be reclassified as National highway, which would provide connectivity to the northern Karnataka region to the North South corridor, that touches the state border near Raichur city.
		BANGALORE: Karnataka on Saturday called for a policy by the Centre to re-classify some State Highways into National highways which would help maintain the built roads and also increase the stock of National Highways without any additional capital investment.
		Singh said that the Centre should reclassify the Bangalore� Mysore � Madikeri - Mangalore road that is being improved by the state as a National Highway.
	www.newindpress.com /NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20050109023640&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Karnataka&rLink=0 (505 words)

	Federal Highway Administration Home Page
		These workshops are offered through the National Highway Institute and the National Transit Institute.
		Accordingly, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are jointly sponsoring a series of workshops to promote strategies for better integrating the planning and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes.
		Six Department of Transportation organizations receive funding from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
	www.fhwa.dot.gov (505 words)

	News - Pakistan's: World Bank Approves US $200 Million to Improve National Highways
		The Highways Rehabilitation project, partly funded with a US $150 million credit and a 50 million loan, will finance approximately 856 km of national* highway improvements along the Peshawar-Islamabad-Lahore-Karachi corridor (national highways N-5 and M-9), while supporting key reforms to ensure sustainable delivery of a productive and efficient national highway network.
		These reforms include adoption of a medium term budgetary framework, operation of a road maintenance account, and a program to improve the performance and efficiency of the National Highways Authority (NHA), explains John Wall, World Bank's Country Director in Pakistan.
		Washington, 23 September 2003 — Pakistan's trade competitiveness will be boosted by a US $200 million World Bank supported program to reduce road transport costs and improve safety on the country's national highways.
	web.worldbank.org /WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:20147603~menuPK:34463~pagePK:64003015~piPK:64003012~theSitePK:4607,00.html (505 words)

	Encyclopedia: China National Highway
		China National Highway 321: Guangzhou (Guangdong) _ Chengdu (Sichuan), 2,168 km
		China National Highway 221: Harbin (Heilongjiang) _ Tongjiang (Heilongjiang), 662 km
		China National Highway 216: Altay (Xinjiang) - Baluntai (Xinjiang), 853 km
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/China-National-Highway (505 words)

	China National Highways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		China National Highway 312 : Shanghai - Huocheng ( Xinjiang), 4,552 km
		China National Highway 204 : Yantai ( Shandong) - Shanghai, 1,019 km
		China National Highway 320 : Shanghai - Ruili ( Yunnan), 3,748 km
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/China_National_Highway (505 words)

	The Backyard » National Highway One
		Australia's National Highway System is not yet even 30 years old, but its history goes back into the roots of Australian civilisation.
		Over six months, two sets of tyres and hundreds of interviews with everyone from truck drivers to outback service station attendants and historians the National Highway One series, like its subject, took on a life of its own.
		Australia is the world's largest island and its community has been shaped and formed by tracks that became roads and later highways.
	www.abc.net.au /backyard/highwayone (1058 words)

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