4: Highway System
Build the Appalachian Development Highway System to reduce Appalachia's isolation. Other Information:
For Appalachia to compete economically with communities across the nation, it must have a safe and efficient transportation
system connecting it to national transportation networks. Because of its difficult terrain, Appalachia was largely bypassed
by the national interstate highway system, leaving the Region with a network of winding, two-lane roads, which presented a
major barrier to development. When ARC was established, Congress, recognizing the importance of overcoming the Region's geographic
isolation, authorized the construction of an interstate-quality highway system in Appalachia. The Appalachian Development
Highway System (ADHS) was created, and is being built, to enhance economic development opportunities in the Region by providing
access to markets for goods, to jobs for workers, to health care for patients, and to education for students.The strong partnership
of ARC, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and state departments of transportation will continue to oversee the planning
and construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System. ARC will work to identify and overcome barriers to the timely
completion of the ADHS.
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