No this is definitely NOT true. The law was amended to *allow* states to go back Imperial, and unfortunately the majority have, but not to require.
California, New York, and several other states continue metric. I watch CalTrans lettings regularly, and everything's going normal. I recently read that San Diego is considering adding dual units rather than Imperial alone, so the change is in the right direction. This is where I hope reversion comes unraveled in a couple years. With the realization that metric hasn't gone away in key states, as well as federal building construction, and sooner or later the construction industry is going to have to bite the bullet. Nat > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Bob Price > Sent: Friday, 2002 July 12 20.11 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:21003] Highway construction > > > I was wondering about the status of metrics and highway construction. In > Yahoo's Metric America site someone mentioned that the FWHA is > now requiring > all states to go back to US Imperial units in road construction. Is this > true? If not, are there any states still using metric in road > construction? > I have been off the list server for quite awhile, so I have not > been in the > loop as to what is going on lately here. > > Any insights into how the Bush administration is treating the > metric system? > Is he just ignoring it? I haven't found too much metric news lately. > > > >
