Gridlock and a dead bolt

摘要

As the American economy recovers from recession and gathers strength, travel on our roads and highways will play a key role in sustaining and expanding growth nationwide. Traffic congestion, especially in our major urban regions, threatens to slow this recovery. Gridlock on our major highways, city streets and suburban roads makes vehicle travel in the U.S. inconvenient, wasting time and fuel, adding to the cost of moving goods and services and eroding our country's transportation advantage over our global competitors.