[USMA:36494] Re: Contractors resisting metrication (was April 1)

[Philip S Hall]

>There is no such thing as a federal highway.  All highways (interstate, US
and state) are state highways built and paid for by the individual states. 
States receive federal funding for various projects and highway construction
but the highways are all state built, owned and maintained.
 
>From the Federal Highway Administration website
(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/faq.htm):
>Who built the Interstate System? 
>The Interstate System was built under the principles of the Federal-aid
highway program, which was established in 1916.  The Federal Government made
Interstate Construction funds available to the State highway/transportation
agencies, which built the Interstates.  
 
Sorry, but I'm a bit confused. Is there a "federal highway" or isn't there?
Phil Hall