an apparatus and method is provided that reduces the propagation delay in a conductor carrying an electrical signal from a first area of a circuit to a second area of the circuit . the conductor is fabricated to include a first conductor extending from the first area to the second area . the conductor also includes a second conductor extending substantially parallel and along the first conductor and electrically connected to the first conductor . a third and additional conductors may also be used which extend substantially parallel and along the first conductor and are electrically connected to the first conductor . the additional second conductor reduces the capacitance of the conductor thereby reducing the propagation delay in the conductor . the additional conductor effectively “ shield ” the first conductor from some capacitance that the first conductor would normally “ see ” without the use of such additional conductors .