Key Bridge (Round Who Knows But Probably Not Last)

[Beltway]

I mean, I guess you could argue that "national" isn't the exact same as "interstate and interregional".

The NHS definition in 23 USC 103 is extremely broad. It includes the entire Interstate System plus thousands of principal arterials that have no national freight, defense, or economic role.

That's why FHWA, BTS, MARAD, and Congress all use narrower classifications when determining national significance for funding purposes: PHFS, STRAHNET, INFRA/Mega eligibility, port‑dependency metrics, detour feasibility, and measured national‑level economic impact.

So yes, the Key Bridge corridor is on the NHS. But NHS membership by itself doesn't establish national significance in the statutory sense used for extraordinary federal cost shares or nationally significant freight projects.

My question remains the same:
Is there a federal designation -- PHFS, STRAHNET, INFRA/Mega, or similar -- that defines this corridor as nationally significant for funding purposes?

If there is, I'm open to reviewing it.

[The_Ginger]

I mean, I guess you could argue that "national" isn't the exact same as "interstate and interregional".

The NHS definition in 23 USC 103 is extremely broad. It includes the entire Interstate System plus thousands of principal arterials that have no national freight, defense, or economic role.

That's why FHWA, BTS, MARAD, and Congress all use narrower classifications when determining national significance for funding purposes: PHFS, STRAHNET, INFRA/Mega eligibility, port‑dependency metrics, detour feasibility, and measured national‑level economic impact.

So yes, the Key Bridge corridor is on the NHS. But NHS membership by itself doesn't establish national significance in the statutory sense used for extraordinary federal cost shares or nationally significant freight projects.

My question remains the same:
Is there a federal designation -- PHFS, STRAHNET, INFRA/Mega, or similar -- that defines this corridor as nationally significant for funding purposes?

If there is, I'm open to reviewing it.

At this point, we're all taking to straight AI.

[kphoger]

At this point, we're all taking to straight AI.

What?  No, his responses—other than a few months ago—do not sound like A.I. at all.  Try to refrain from throwing that accusation around as much as has been done in the recent past.

[Max Rockatansky]

At this point, we're all taking to straight AI.

What?  No, his responses—other than a few months ago—do not sound like A.I. at all.  Try to refrain from throwing that accusation around as much as has been done in the recent past.

The man did it himself though.  He got caught lying about using generative AI once and now is probably forever associated with it.