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- Sept. 1, 2018 – The Central Florida Expressway Authority begins accepting E-ZPass as a form of payment along its toll roads.
- Sept. 2, 1935 – A Category 5 hurricane destroys the Overseas Railroad in Florida. The state purchases the rail line to reconstruct it as the Overseas Highway.
- Sept. 3, 1959 – The southern extension of the Alaskan Way Viaduct opens in Seattle, completing the freeway and easing traffic congestion through the city.
- Sept. 4, 1923 – The Pacific Highway is formally dedicated during a ceremony at the Peace Arch in Blaine, Washington. The event is attended by 60,000 people.
- Sept. 5, 2020 – The first section of the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway is opened to traffic in Winston-Salem, North Carolina between U.S. Route 421 and U.S. Route 158.
- Sept. 6, 1962 – Drilling begins on the second bore for the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel (pictured) on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
- Sept. 7, 2007 – Signage for the Highway of Heroes is unveiled to the public and erected on Ontario Highway 401 by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
- Sept. 8, 1971 – Peter Burtniak replaces Joseph Borowski as Minister of Highways of the 'Manitoba Department of Infrastructure.
- Sept. 9, 1927 – The Arizona State Highway System is established. Eleven state routes and five U.S. Highways are initially designated.
- Sept. 10, 1968 – A new section of Interstate 24 is opened to traffic across the Georgia–Tennessee state line between U.S. Route 41 and Interstate 59.