Discontinuities 1992–present [General of the Army during World War II.]

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Discontinuties 1992–present [General of the Army during World War II.]

Discontinuities

Commemorative sign introduced in 1993. The system was established during Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency, and the five stars commemorate his rank as General of the Army during World War II.

The system was proclaimed complete in 1992, but two of the original interstates—I-95 and I-70—were not continuous:
Both of these discontinuities were due to local opposition, which blocked efforts to build the necessary connections to fully complete the system. 
I-95 was made a continuous freeway in 2018, and thus I-70 remains the only original interstate with a discontinuity.

I-95 was discontinuous in New Jersey because of the cancellation of the Somerset Freeway. This situation was remedied when the construction of the Pennsylvania Turnpike/ Interstate 95 Interchange Projectstarted in 2010 and partially opened on September 22, 2018, which was already enough to fill the gap.

However, I-70 remains discontinuous in Pennsylvania, because of the lack of a direct interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the eastern end of the concurrency near Breezewood. Traveling in either direction, I-70 traffic must exit the freeway and use a short stretch of US-30 (which includes a number of roadside services) to rejoin I-70. The interchange was not originally built because of a legacy federal funding rule, since relaxed, which restricted the use of federal funds to improve roads financed with tolls.

Solutions have been proposed to eliminate the discontinuity, but they have been blocked by local opposition, fearing a loss of business.

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