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1,672 miles was established, bypasses and adjustments in planning and developing have increased the arterial total to 1,738 miles. Including the mileage already divided when the network of principal highways was approved, by the end of this year the total will stand around the 500-mile mark. This will leave slightly more than 1,200 miles yet to be done, at an estimated cost exceeding $450 million. To complete the network by 1975 will require the building of more than 100 miles each year. And most of the projects are million-dqllar-plus jobs that require from one to two years to complete. Most arterial roads are built to divided standards by the addition of two new lanes paral leling the existing road, although some locations require the construction of four completely new lanes. The 1966 General Assembly provided additional road-build ing revenue estimated at $63.4 million for the 1966-68 biennium, much of which wil be used to continue the arterial network. The money has put
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