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Article: Several states, not just Virginia, should improve I-81.(Local)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- May 22, 2006
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Byline: CHARLES A. MILLER
BY CHARLES A. MILLER
When Congress authorized the interstate highway system 50 years ago, it was not called "interstate" for nothing. The interstates were meant to move freight and passenger traffic efficiently across state lines.
Interstate 81, for instance, runs 950 miles from the Canadian border into Tennessee. We in Virginia share it with five other states.
When it comes to improving I-81, therefore, we should not act by ourselves. We should secure the cooperation of other states, and we should lead in that cooperation.
Interstate cooperation in the United States has never been easy; it suffered ...