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The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program began as an effort to save aging landmarks and dilapidated structures. The bill is set to expire in 2019 and many lawmakers fear the funding will go away with it.

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The Williams City Council officially opposed the proposed takeover of Route 66 by the National Park Service (NPS) at a Dec. 14 meeting.

By Wendy Howell December 19, 2017
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WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Route 66, the 2,500-mile Mother Road that linked Chicago to California from 1926 until the 1960s, along with its once-thriving businesses, stands to lose millions of federal preservation dollars if the highway is cut from a National Park Service program.

By By Scott Orr, Special to the Williams-Grand Canyon News June 13, 2017