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- Oct. 21, 1963 – Interstate 196 and the associated Business Spur Interstate 196 in Muskegon, Michigan are both redesignated as an extension Interstate 96 and Business Spur Interstate 96, respectively.
- Oct. 22, 1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Highway Beautification Act into law, restricting the use of outdoor advertisements on federally funded highways.
- October 22, 1971 – The gap in New York's Quickway between Randolph and Steamburg is closed
- October 22, 1990 – The dual-dual setup of the New Jersey Turnpike is extended south from exit 9 in East Brunswick Township to exit 8A in Monroe Township
- Oct. 23, 2015 – During a ceremony marking the completion of an interchange on U.S. Route 78 with Interstate 269 in Byhalia, Mississippi, Interstate 22 is officially signed and commissioned between Byhalia and Birmingham, Alabama.
- Oct. 23 & Oct. 24, 1973 – Low visibility from poor environmental conditions caused by burning garbage, made worse by late night fog, cause a series of fatal car accidents on the New Jersey Turnpike in Kearny. Nine people are killed with thirty-nine others being injured.
- Oct. 24, 1949 – Construction begins on the western extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike from Irwin to the Ohio state line, following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Governor James H. Duff.
- Oct. 25, 1967 – Interstate 105 is completed between Interstate 5 and U.S. Route 126 in Eugene, Oregon, after being dedicated by Governor Tom McCall.
- Oct. 26, 1925 – The Joint Board on Interstate Highways submits the first complete proposal of the United States Numbered Highway System to Secretary of Agriculture William M. Jardine.
- Oct. 27, 1978 – The AASHTO approves the Interstate 580 designation along the U.S. Route 395 corridor between Reno and Carson City. The Interstate won't be signed until 2012.
- Oct. 28, 1940 – Construction begins on the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel (pictured) between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City. World War II delays its completion until 1950.
- Oct. 29, 1982 – The final section of Interstate 82 is opened to traffic during a dedication ceremony between Granger and Grandview in Washington state.
- Oct. 30, 2012 – California State Route 78 is rerouted onto a four-lane bypass around Brawley between State Route 86 and State Route 111, named the "Victor E. Veysey Expressway".
- Oct. 31, 1913 – The Lincoln Highway is officially dedicated by the Lincoln Highway Association, followed by shooting off fireworks and large public celebrations being held in all 13 states served by the auto trail.