FUNDING, ROUTE HOLD UP BORDER-TO-BORDER HIGHWAY

With most of the 42,800-mi (68,865-km) Interstate highway system now complete, a proposal to extend Interstate 69 (I-69) from Canada to Mexico has become one of the most heavily discussed transportation projects in the United States. I-69 now runs from Port Huron, Michigan, to Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1991, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act designated the stretch from Indianapolis to Memphis, Tennessee, a high-priority corridor. Two years later, the corridor was extended to Shreveport, Louisiana, and then to Houston, Texas. Later, citing the growth of trade arising from the North American Free Trade Agreement, advocates began discussing the extension of I-69 all the way to the Mexican border at Laredo. A major obstacle to the project is antispending sentiment in Washington. Aside from money, the main barrier has been the location of the road and bridges. However these disputes are resolved, even supporters acknowledge that the border-to-border highway will not materialize quickly.

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• Authors:
  • Jacobson, L
• Publication Date: 1999-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24-25
• Serial:
  • Planning
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 0001-2610
  • Serial URL: http://www.planning.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Financing; Highway planning; Interstate highways; Location; Route choice; Routing
• Geographic Terms: Canada; Mexico; United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00764979
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 13 1999 12:00AM