Appalachian Development Highway System Completion Act of 2005

The Appalachian Development Highway System Completion Act of 2005 was designed to provide consistent federal funding to finish a network of highways connecting isolated areas in the Appalachian region to the interstate system. The bill authorized annual appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund through 2010, with funds distributed to states based on the estimated costs remaining to complete their specific sections of the highway system.

For residents in the 13 Appalachian states, the bill aimed to improve regional transportation, increase safety on mountain roads, and encourage economic development by better linking rural communities to major markets. Additionally, the legislation allowed states to lend their portion of the funding to neighboring states to ensure that high-priority segments of the highway network could be completed more efficiently.