The Omaha guide., 1957-01-04

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st year.
traffic jam. These facilities vii
remove large amounts Of through
streets, thereby benefitting com
munity business which depend
largely upon local traffic. Easici
access will help to stabilize and
enhance downtown property val
ues and minimize the flight Of
trade to the suburbs.
It is estimated that compre
hensive freeway in metropolitan
area can reduce travel time o.
downtown workers 66 hours q
year.
4. National Defense Besides
these and other economic and
social aspects including more jobs
more production, enhanced prop
erty values and more tourist trav-
ell modernizatior Of principle
roads and streets has vital bear
ing on national security. The In
terstate System, to be completed
in 13 years, is the key network
for military transportation as well
as for civilian defense.
5. A fast, unimpeded movement
of traffic involved in Interstate
operations. Great industries and
the military will be allowed more
efficient mobility
6. Revenues and expenditures
will increase materially IN al
areas where road Improvement
are made. The economic spiral
moves upward when traffic moves
freely from one point to another
7. Goods and services viii be
available to consumers at more
reasonable prices than before
because of the unhampered DIS
lribution. Savings in time and
depreciation on equipment, as
well as the decreased spoilage
in the case Of perishable goods,
will be passed on to the consum-
ers.
8. The accelerated construction
program means employment foI
thousands of skilled and ~ killed
workers in Nebraska at good
wages.
Land values Of abutting prop
erty. and lands served by i'm
proved highway facilities viii re-
alize a marked increase and
industries will see greater re-
turns because Of improved farm
10 market roads; savings in time
alone. and reduced weight losses
in livestock win more than justify
the road impro ~e8scnis.
II. The improvements made BY
The citizens in Nebrasxs. IN their
highways and properties viii be
protected by the Improvement
planned for the State Highwa,
system. Most Nebraskans are II
agraament that we need the high
way improvements which this pro
gram will bring about, and ths
construction Of the Nebraska seq
ments of the Interstate Highway
There are differing opinions. how
ever. on the subject OF responsl
bility in meeting our maicninl
obligations problem which ma
no ready answer. Every NeDras
kan is responsible in a sense; eV
cry Nebraskan should make II ~
business to understand the high
wav situation and do battle agains
/ thos.. who would deter the pro
cram. Surely we Nebraskans nee'
better highways and we are en-
titled to them.
From the caption Of this article
@Your Highway Problem II =
NV belief that applies to each ans
every individual Of this state tol
the reasons that you and are
part of the government Of TN
state. and no matter how good on
officials are and unless We supper
them and take a personal interes
in a good program, our state car
not advance as fast as we woui'
like to have our highways In
proved or constructed.
what must we have to provld
for a good program? li) We mus
have competent highway official
in the planning, building an
maintaing Of our state highway
which now exceed 1000 miles.
am proud to say that the citizen
Of this state need not take a ser
ond place to any other state in tn
nation. for in my humble opinio
, we have the best Of highway o.
ficiaIs. (2) We must have yard
stick SO to speak for syster
which by its own application
places construction or improve
ments Of present routes upon tn