Many bills fail to live up to the promises made on the day they are signed into law.
NHS, the first major post-interstate highway program, is about more than highways. It will provide the vital links in an intermodal transportation web that spans the nation and reaches out to marketplaces around the world. Enhanced programs include the Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program. It opened the transportation planning process to more public involvement than ever before. It focuses our efforts on making our intermodal network more efficient so people will have fewer obstructions to their freedom of travel, whether for business or pleasure.