Question

Why did the federal government pass the national highway act

Answer 1

Answer:

Because of too many accidents that took place in the 1980s

Answer 2

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of  1956  The law authorized the construction of a 41,000-mile network of interstate highways that would span the nation. It also allocated $26 billion to pay for them. Under the terms of the law the federal government would pay 90 percent of the cost of expressway construction.

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