Stretching over 46,876 miles, the United States Interstate Highway System connects nearly every corner of the nation, but behind the asphalt and interchanges lies a web of ambitions, controversies, ...

In President Joe Biden's proposed American Jobs Plan, his administration is calling for $20 billion to be spent on a new program that would “reconnect neighborhoods cut off by historic investments,” ...

WASHINGTON – The future of the U.S. Interstate Highway System is threatened by a persistent and growing backlog of structural and operational deficiencies and by various looming challenges, such as ...

There are a number of different road designations in the United States, from highways and freeways to interstates and routes, and it can cause some confusion with different laws and regulations.

It’s been called the 51st state, a perpetual motion machine, a journey with no end. It is the world’s largest public-works project. In a nation divided by geography and politics, the United States ...

The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a similar effect in the 21st century, reindustrializing and reconnecting ...

At the very inception of the interstate system, officials decided the numbers would not be random. Highways already existed at the time, and they needed a network that would coexist alongside them and ...

Ever wondered how the highway and interstate numbers came to be? What do they even mean if they mean anything at all? Behind those numbered shields displayed on the signs is a mathematical logic grid ...

The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a similar effect in the 21st century, reindustrializing and reconnecting ...