Everyone has roads at all stages in their development. It's not an either-or. But based on a few historical samples, it seems like developing nations (US a cent

Everyone has roads at all stages in their development. It's not an either-or. But based on a few historical samples, it seems like developing nations (US a century ago included) build national rail lines to support rapid development. Then build interstates (or some equivalent, assuming they are big enough to need them) to upgrade their highway system after being fully developed.