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1
Q

The National Highway System is only comprises ____% of the nation’s roads

A

4.1%.

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2
Q

The National Highway System carries more than ____% of all vehicle traffic

A

44%.

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3
Q

What roadways which provide access to major ports, airports, public transportation facilities,or other intermodal facilities

A

Specific Arterial

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4
Q

____ ____ ____, which provides defense access, as well as continuity and emergency capabilities for defense purposes

A

Strategic Highway Network

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5
Q

___ ____ _ ___ , which provide access between major military installations and the Strategic Highway Network

A

Major Strategic Highway Network Connectors

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6
Q

____ ____ which provide access between major intermodal facilities and the other four subsystems making up the National Highway System

A

Intermodal Connectors

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7
Q

The growth rate in highway vehicle miles traveled had exceeded ___% for every five years period in the 1960’s

A

3%

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8
Q

In the ____, the growth of U.S. VMT was offset by sharp declines corresponding to the recession and fuel crisis in 1973-74 and 1979-80.

A

1970’s

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9
Q

VMT grew steadily in the 1980s by ____%

A

37%

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10
Q

VMT grew steadily in the 1990s by ___%

A

26%

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11
Q

VMT grew steadily in the 2000s by ___%

A

8%

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12
Q

The National Highway System carries ____% of heavy truck traffic

A

75%

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13
Q

The National Highway System carries ____% of tourist traffic

A

90%

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14
Q

______ funding provided for continued improvement and expansion of the National Highway System

A

MAP-21

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15
Q

In 2018, VMT on U.S. highways totaled ____ ____ miles

A

3.22 trillion

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16
Q

MAP-21 funding provided for continued improvement and expansion of the National Highway System to meet the estimated ___% increase in VMT over the next serveral years

A

26%

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