‘Legacy Highways’ Are Some of Our Most-Dangerous Stroads — And It’s Time to Fix Them, US DOT Says

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By Kea WilsonAug 8, 2024, 12:03 am175 pts
Anyone who’s heard the perennial earworm “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” knows a little about America’s long history of building highways. But what they might not know is just how many of those vintage roads have survived to this day, evolving slowly into many communities’ de facto Main Streets —…

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