[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7284-7285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       I-376 TECHNICAL CORRECTION

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, today the House will complete work on the 
technical corrections bill for the Federal Highway Transportation Act. 
This bill includes a project that is critical to my district, the 
future I-376 corridor.
  Pittsburgh International Airport is the only major airport not 
currently on a Federal interstate. This has hurt the region's ability 
to compete and

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limited business development along the highways that lead to it. The 
redesignation of Pennsylvania Routes 22, 30 and 60 as Federal 
Interstate 376 is critical to future economic development and the 
marketability of western Pennsylvania. Completion of the project is 
also contingent on safety upgrades at two separate interchanges.
  With today's passage of the technical corrections bill, we are taking 
one more step in advancing the I-376 designation and in making the 
regional priority a reality. I thank the chairman, Mr. Oberstar.

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