VIDEO: State Lauds Black Soldiers’ Work on WWII Highway Associated Press » Nearly 4,000 segregated black soldiers helped build a highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for decades but now drawing attention as the 75th anniversary of the vital transportation artery’s completion approaches. Michelle2017-06-30T10:48:29-08:00June 26th, 2017|Alaska, Canada, Highways| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterEmail Related Posts ‘A fiasco from the beginning’ — Caltrans’ costs soar on $1.1 billion San Francisco tunnels April 10th, 2019 Getting There: Congestion pricing isn’t coming to Spokane, but these roads aren’t free and never were April 8th, 2019 Multi-billion, decade-long toll road plan gets green light, but bottlenecks loom March 12th, 2019 Northam announces selection of firms to build $3.3 billion tunnel project February 16th, 2019 Iowa drivers, rejoice: 60 years later, northern Iowa’s Highway 20 expansion is finally done October 16th, 2018 What’s Colorado Proposition 110: Sales tax increase for transportation October 12th, 2018 Transportation officials work to connect I-10 and I-19 south of Tucson October 12th, 2018 USDOT providing nearly $64B for transportation investments October 12th, 2018 Candidates for governor eye Georgia’s transportation needs October 11th, 2018