ðə stˈeɪt hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ bˈɔːkt æt kənvˈɜːɾɪŋ jˈuː.ˈɛs. ɹˈaʊt sˈɛvənti wˈʌn tə mˈɛɹivˌɪl tʊ ɐ fˈoːɹlˈeɪn hˈaɪweɪ, ˈiːvən æz ɪt hæd kənvˈɜːɾᵻd ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə hˈaɪweɪ sˈaʊθ ʌv sˈeɪnt dʒˈoʊsəf, mɪzˈʊɹɹi tʊ ˌɪntɚstˈeɪt stˈændɚdz.
The state had also balked at converting U.S. Route 71 to Maryville to a four-lane highway, even as it had converted the rest of the highway south of Saint Joseph, Missouri to interstate standards.