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'Interstate 69' (I-69) is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly-proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas. Of this extension, nicknamed the "NAFTA highway", since it would help trade with Canada and Mexico spurred by the North American Free Trade Agreement, only a short piece in northwestern Mississippi has been built and marked as I-69 (''see Interstate 69 in Mississippi'').
The southern terminus of the northern portion is at Interstate 465, the beltway around Indianapolis, on the northeast side of that city. I-69 heads northeast, past Anderson, Muncie, Marion, and Fort Wayne, Indiana; the latter city is served by Interstate 469, I-69's only auxiliary route. After crossing the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90) near Angola, I-69 enters Michigan, crossing I-94 east of Battle Creek and joining with I-96 for an overlap west of Lansing. Where it splits from I-96, I-69 turns east, both in compass direction and in signed direction, and heads north of Lansing and through Flint (where it crosses I-75) to a junction with I-94 in Port Huron. The last bit of I-69 overlaps I-94 to the Blue Water Bridge across the St. Clair River, where traffic continues on Highway 402 in the Canadian province of Ontario.
In addition to the main line of I-69, the overall project - known as 'Corridors 18 and 20' of the National Highway System - also includes Interstate 94 between Chicago and Port Huron, and several spurs from I-69. Among these proposed spurs are an extension of Interstate 530 from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, an upgrade of U.S. Route 59 from Texarkana, Texas, and a split in southern Texas to serve three border crossings at Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville.
Main articles: Interstate 69 in Indiana, Interstate 69 in Michigan
In 2000, Corridors 18 and 20 were split into 32 sections of independent utility (SIUs) as part of the I-69 (Corridor 18) Special Environmental Study.I-69 (Corridor 18) Special Environmental Study, February 7, 2000 Some states use these SIU numbers to identify projects. I-94 between Chicago and Port Huron was SIU 27.
As of 2007, SIU 1 (north of Indianapolis) and SIU 2 (which will use I-465 around Indianapolis) are open, as is the short SIU 10 in northwestern Mississippi. SIUs 5 and 6 in Kentucky are built as freeways, but not to Interstate standards. The parkways in Kentucky will be upgraded on the spot to I-69 once funds become available. Most of the remaining parts of the mainline are in the environmental impact statement (EIS) stages; the Federal Highway Administration has signed a record of decision approving the final EIS for SIUs 7,[3] 9,[4]11,[5] 12,[6] and 13.[7] The lack of available funding for these approved segments means that it may be a decade or longer before their construction is completed, unless the segments are financed with tolls.
Main articles: Interstate 69 in Texas
In Texas, I-69 planning has become part of the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) studies. This part of the TTC, called I-69/TTC, includes I-69 and all of its spurs authorized by Congress. It will extend from three border crossings, at Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville, along US 59, US 281, and US 77 towards Victoria. After the three branches join, I-69 will continue along the general US 59 corridor past Houston to Carthage, where it will turn easterly to Louisiana. Around Houston, I-69 may use the Grand Parkway (SH 99) around the west side. A planned branch continues north on US 59 to Texarkana. Most of the proposed I-69 route in Texas already exists as 4-lane highways, with several long freeway segments around Houston, Brownsville, and Laredo.
The I-69/TTC project has been split into 15 SIUs, which match the original ones but do not share numbers. SIUs 1 to 8 (original 16 to 23) cover the main line along the "I-69 East" branch to Brownsville. The "I-69 Central" branch to McAllen is SIUs 9, 11, and 12 (original 24 to 26). The branches to Texarkana and Laredo are SIUs 13 and 14 (original 29 and 30), and two connections near Brownsville are SIUs 10 and 15 (original 31 and 32). The I-69/TTC study also includes SIU L-CC, a connection between Laredo and Corpus Christi that was not in the 2000 study.[8]
Main articles: Interstate 69 in Louisiana, Interstate 69 in Arkansas, Interstate 69 in Mississippi
As well as covering the part in Texas northeast of Nacogdoches, SIU 16 also extends into Louisiana, ending at US 171 near Stonewall. SIU 15 continues around the south and east sides of the Shreveport area, crossing I-49 and ending at I-20 near Haughton.Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, I-69, SIU 15 Project Site, accessed August 2007 SIU 14 extends northeast from I-20 to US 82 near El Dorado, Arkansas,Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Interstate 69 Shreveport to El Dorado, accessed August 2007 and SIU 13 continues northeast to US 65 near McGehee, mainly paralleling US 278.Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Interstate 69 El Dorado to McGehee, accessed August 2007 Also included in Corridor 18, as SIU 28, is an extension of I-530 from Pine Bluff south along the US 425 corridor to I-69 west of Monticello; a short piece at the south end opened in mid-2006 as Highway 530.[9] The Great River Bridge, SIU 12, will cross the Mississippi River between McGehee, Arkansas and Benoit, Mississippi, while SIU 11 will parallel US 61 to Tunica Resorts.Mississippi Department of Transportation, I-69 Robinsonville to Benoit, accessed August 2007 SIU 10, the first completed portion of the I-69 extension, runs east from Robinsonville to I-55 near Hernando, and opened in late 2006.[10]
Main articles: Interstate 69 in Tennessee, Interstate 69 in Kentucky, Interstate 69 in Indiana
I-69 SIU 9 will overlap I-55 into Memphis, Tennessee, switching there to I-240 and then I-40 before leaving onto the short State Route 300 connection and then paralleling US 51 to near Millington. The proposed Interstate 269 will bypass this part of I-69, beginning where I-69 joins I-55 in Mississippi and ending near Millington, and will include the northern part of State Route 385 near Millington. SIU 8 will continue beyond Millington, near US 51, to I-155 near Dyersburg, while SIU 7 will use the existing US 51 freeway and new bypasses to the state line at Fulton, Kentucky.Tennessee Department of Transportation, Interstate 69 Project, accessed August 2007 In Kentucky, I-69 will mostly follow existing freeways once built as toll roads. SIU 6 follows the Purchase Parkway and I-24 from Fulton to Eddyville, while SIU 5 continues along the Western Kentucky Parkway and Pennyrile Parkway to Henderson. These older roads will require upgrading to Interstate standards, but will not require as much work as in other states, where entirely new highways must be built.[11] The preferred alternative for SIU 4 will leave the Pennyrile Parkway near its north end and cross the Ohio River to I-164 near Evansville, Indiana, and will then use I-164 to I-64.[12] SIU 3, connecting I-64 to I-465 in southern Indianapolis, will roughly parallel State Road 57 and State Road 37 past Bloomington.Indiana Department of Transportation, Official I-69 Evansville to Indianapolis Study Homepage, accessed August 2007 Finally, SIU 2 will follow I-465 around the city.
A route from Indianapolis northeast via Fort Wayne to I-80/I-90 near Angola was added to the proposed "Interregional Highway System" by the early 1940s. Unlike most of the routes, it was not drawn along an existing U.S. Highway corridor, except north of Fort Wayne (where it used US 27); most of it ran along State Road 9.Public Roads Administration, , ca. 1943 The extension beyond Angola to I-94 near Marshall actually started out as part of what evolved into I-94. On early plans, the Chicago-Detroit route would have replaced US 112 (now US 12), splitting from I-80/I-90 at South Bend.[13] By 1947, the route had been shifted north to present I-94, along what was then US 12, but the connection to South Bend remained, splitting at Kalamazoo.[14]
The Interstate 69 designation was assigned to the Indianapolis-Angola route in 1957, while the short South Bend-Kalamazoo route became 'Interstate 67'.[15] I-67 was shifted east to the US 27 corridor by early 1958, becoming an extension of I-69 to I-94 near Marshall.[16][17] The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 authorized an additional 1500 miles (2400 km) of Interstates, to be chosen by the Federal Highway Administration; among Michigan's proposals was a 156-mile (251 km) extension of I-69 northeast and east via US 27 to Lansing, M-78 to Flint, and M-21 to Port Huron.[18] However, the FHWA only approved the route to I-475[19] in Flint.[20] The continuation to Port Huron was approved in late 1984. Michigan's 1241-mile (1997 km) portion of the Interstate system was completed in 1992, when the last piece of I-69 opened southwest of Lansing.[21]
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 included two High Priority Corridors that would later become parts of a proposed extension of I-69:[22]
★ (18) Corridor from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Memphis, Tennessee, via Evansville, Indiana.
★ (20) United States Route 59 Corridor from Laredo, Texas, through Houston, Texas, to the vicinity of Texarkana, Texas.
Corridor 18 was extended southwest to Houston, Texas, where it connected to Corridor 20, by the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993; the new definition read "Corridor from Indianapolis, Indiana, through Evansville, Indiana, Memphis, Tennessee, Shreveport/Bossier, Louisiana, and to Houston, Texas."[23] The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 made further amendments to the description of Corridor 18, specifying that it would serve Mississippi and Arkansas, extending it south to the Mexican border in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and adding a short connection at Brownsville, Texas. This act also specified that Corridors 18 and 20 were "future prats of the Interstate System", to become actual Interstates when built to Interstate standards and connected to other Interstates. Although the act designated Corridor 9 as Interstate 99, no number was assigned to Corridors 18 and 20 yet.[24]
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), enacted in 1998, greatly expanded the definition of Corridor 18 to include the existing I-69, as well as Interstate 94 between Port Huron and Chicago. A connection to Pine Bluff, Arkansas was added, and the extension to the Lower Rio Grande Valley was detailed as splitting into two routes at Victoria, one following US 77 and the other following US 59 and US 281 to the Rio Grande. This act also assigned the Interstate 69 designation to Corridors 18 and 20, with the branches on US 77 and US 281 to the Rio Grande being "I-69 East" and "I-69 Central".[25] With TEA-21, the I-69 extension took shape, and remains today as those segments.[26]
Opponents of neoliberalism believe that I-69, by expediting free trade between Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America, will further contribute to the exploitation of workers in the global south. They see struggle against I-69 as a new front in the anti-globalization movement.[27]
The construction of I-69 has also angered environmentalists. They claim that the controversial highway would eliminate large areas of forest, run through wetlands, existing farmland, and cut through geologically sensitive "karst" terrain, which environmentalists argue threatens to pollute underground water systems and harm the rare species that live there.[28]
More specifically, the extension of Interstate 69 has seen organized opposition in a number of states along the route, most notably Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas.
1. Federal Highway Administration, Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
2. Mississippi Department of Transportation, Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation, accessed August 2007
3. [TDOT I-69 Segment 7 Status Update]
4. [TDOT I-69 Segment 9 Newsletter, January 2007]
5. [Mississippi DOT - Project Updates]
6. Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Great River Bridge Compact Hears Update, November 30, 2000
7. Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Location for Proposed I-69 in South Arkansas Receives Federal Approval, May 24, 2006
8. Texas Department of Transportation, I-69/TTC (Northeast Texas to Mexico), accessed August 2007
9. Amy Riggin, Pine Bluff Commercial, Interstate Plan is Moving Forward, May 26, 2006
10. Wayne Risher, The Commercial Appeal, New Leg of I-69 to Open on Oct. 3, July 20, 2006
11. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Governor Fletcher Unveils I-69 Corridor Designation, May 15, 2006
12. Indiana Department of Transportation, Preferred Alternative Identified for I-69 Corridor Linking Henderson and Evansville, February 11, 2004
13. Public Roads Administration, , 1939
14. Public Roads Administration, , August 2, 1947
15. Public Roads Administration, , August 14, 1957
16. Michigan State Highway Department, Recommended Numbering: Interstate Highways in Michigan, April 25, 1958
17. Public Roads Administration, , June 27, 1958
18. Ironwood Daily Globe, State Asks 600 Miles of Extra Interstate, November 14, 1968
19. Michigan Department of Transportation, Official 1984 Transportation Map
20. Federal Highway Administration, , October 1, 1970
21. Michigan Department of Transportation, 1990s, accessed August 2007
22. H.R.2950
23. H.R. 5518
24. S.440
25. H.R. 2400
26. Federal Highway Administration, NHS High Priority Corridors Description, accessed August 2007
27. http://www.imaja.com/as/environment/cars/SuperhighwaysThreatenNA.html
28. http://www.elpc.org/transportation/interstate69/index.php
★ I69Info.com
★ Interstate 69 at Michigan Highways
★ Highway Position: Is an Indiana Congressman introducing legislation to change the name of Interstate 69? (Snopes.com)
★ Indiana Highway Ends: I-69
★ Official DOT websites:
★
★ National I-69 Steering Committee
★
★ I-69 Indianapolis-Evansville Study (Indiana Department of Transportation, SIU 3)
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★ Evansville/Henderson study (Indiana and Kentucky DOTs, SIU 4)
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★ Interstate 69 in Tennessee (SIUs 7, 8, and 9)
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★ Interstate 69 in Mississippi (SIU 11)
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★ McGehee to El Dorado, Ark. (SIU 13)
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★ El Dorado to Shreveport, La. (SIU 14)
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★ Shreveport bypass (SIU 15)
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★ KeepTexasMoving.com Trans-Texas Corridor, a Texas Department of Transportation site
★ Supporters:
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★ Alliance for I-69 Texas, an association supporting the development of I-69 in Texas
★ Opponents:
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★ Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads, an organization opposed to a new-terrain route for I-69 in Indiana.
Interstate 69 just outside Indianapolis near Pendleton, Indiana
'Interstate 69' (I-69) is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly-proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas. Of this extension, nicknamed the "NAFTA highway", since it would help trade with Canada and Mexico spurred by the North American Free Trade Agreement, only a short piece in northwestern Mississippi has been built and marked as I-69 (''see Interstate 69 in Mississippi'').
The southern terminus of the northern portion is at Interstate 465, the beltway around Indianapolis, on the northeast side of that city. I-69 heads northeast, past Anderson, Muncie, Marion, and Fort Wayne, Indiana; the latter city is served by Interstate 469, I-69's only auxiliary route. After crossing the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90) near Angola, I-69 enters Michigan, crossing I-94 east of Battle Creek and joining with I-96 for an overlap west of Lansing. Where it splits from I-96, I-69 turns east, both in compass direction and in signed direction, and heads north of Lansing and through Flint (where it crosses I-75) to a junction with I-94 in Port Huron. The last bit of I-69 overlaps I-94 to the Blue Water Bridge across the St. Clair River, where traffic continues on Highway 402 in the Canadian province of Ontario.
In addition to the main line of I-69, the overall project - known as 'Corridors 18 and 20' of the National Highway System - also includes Interstate 94 between Chicago and Port Huron, and several spurs from I-69. Among these proposed spurs are an extension of Interstate 530 from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, an upgrade of U.S. Route 59 from Texarkana, Texas, and a split in southern Texas to serve three border crossings at Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville.
| Contents |
| Route description |
| Proposed extension |
| History |
| Opposition and controversy |
| References |
| External links |
Route description
Main articles: Interstate 69 in Indiana, Interstate 69 in Michigan
Proposed extension
In 2000, Corridors 18 and 20 were split into 32 sections of independent utility (SIUs) as part of the I-69 (Corridor 18) Special Environmental Study.I-69 (Corridor 18) Special Environmental Study, February 7, 2000 Some states use these SIU numbers to identify projects. I-94 between Chicago and Port Huron was SIU 27.
As of 2007, SIU 1 (north of Indianapolis) and SIU 2 (which will use I-465 around Indianapolis) are open, as is the short SIU 10 in northwestern Mississippi. SIUs 5 and 6 in Kentucky are built as freeways, but not to Interstate standards. The parkways in Kentucky will be upgraded on the spot to I-69 once funds become available. Most of the remaining parts of the mainline are in the environmental impact statement (EIS) stages; the Federal Highway Administration has signed a record of decision approving the final EIS for SIUs 7,[3] 9,[4]11,[5] 12,[6] and 13.[7] The lack of available funding for these approved segments means that it may be a decade or longer before their construction is completed, unless the segments are financed with tolls.
Main articles: Interstate 69 in Texas
In Texas, I-69 planning has become part of the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) studies. This part of the TTC, called I-69/TTC, includes I-69 and all of its spurs authorized by Congress. It will extend from three border crossings, at Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville, along US 59, US 281, and US 77 towards Victoria. After the three branches join, I-69 will continue along the general US 59 corridor past Houston to Carthage, where it will turn easterly to Louisiana. Around Houston, I-69 may use the Grand Parkway (SH 99) around the west side. A planned branch continues north on US 59 to Texarkana. Most of the proposed I-69 route in Texas already exists as 4-lane highways, with several long freeway segments around Houston, Brownsville, and Laredo.
The I-69/TTC project has been split into 15 SIUs, which match the original ones but do not share numbers. SIUs 1 to 8 (original 16 to 23) cover the main line along the "I-69 East" branch to Brownsville. The "I-69 Central" branch to McAllen is SIUs 9, 11, and 12 (original 24 to 26). The branches to Texarkana and Laredo are SIUs 13 and 14 (original 29 and 30), and two connections near Brownsville are SIUs 10 and 15 (original 31 and 32). The I-69/TTC study also includes SIU L-CC, a connection between Laredo and Corpus Christi that was not in the 2000 study.[8]
Main articles: Interstate 69 in Louisiana, Interstate 69 in Arkansas, Interstate 69 in Mississippi
As well as covering the part in Texas northeast of Nacogdoches, SIU 16 also extends into Louisiana, ending at US 171 near Stonewall. SIU 15 continues around the south and east sides of the Shreveport area, crossing I-49 and ending at I-20 near Haughton.Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, I-69, SIU 15 Project Site, accessed August 2007 SIU 14 extends northeast from I-20 to US 82 near El Dorado, Arkansas,Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Interstate 69 Shreveport to El Dorado, accessed August 2007 and SIU 13 continues northeast to US 65 near McGehee, mainly paralleling US 278.Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Interstate 69 El Dorado to McGehee, accessed August 2007 Also included in Corridor 18, as SIU 28, is an extension of I-530 from Pine Bluff south along the US 425 corridor to I-69 west of Monticello; a short piece at the south end opened in mid-2006 as Highway 530.[9] The Great River Bridge, SIU 12, will cross the Mississippi River between McGehee, Arkansas and Benoit, Mississippi, while SIU 11 will parallel US 61 to Tunica Resorts.Mississippi Department of Transportation, I-69 Robinsonville to Benoit, accessed August 2007 SIU 10, the first completed portion of the I-69 extension, runs east from Robinsonville to I-55 near Hernando, and opened in late 2006.[10]
Main articles: Interstate 69 in Tennessee, Interstate 69 in Kentucky, Interstate 69 in Indiana
I-69 SIU 9 will overlap I-55 into Memphis, Tennessee, switching there to I-240 and then I-40 before leaving onto the short State Route 300 connection and then paralleling US 51 to near Millington. The proposed Interstate 269 will bypass this part of I-69, beginning where I-69 joins I-55 in Mississippi and ending near Millington, and will include the northern part of State Route 385 near Millington. SIU 8 will continue beyond Millington, near US 51, to I-155 near Dyersburg, while SIU 7 will use the existing US 51 freeway and new bypasses to the state line at Fulton, Kentucky.Tennessee Department of Transportation, Interstate 69 Project, accessed August 2007 In Kentucky, I-69 will mostly follow existing freeways once built as toll roads. SIU 6 follows the Purchase Parkway and I-24 from Fulton to Eddyville, while SIU 5 continues along the Western Kentucky Parkway and Pennyrile Parkway to Henderson. These older roads will require upgrading to Interstate standards, but will not require as much work as in other states, where entirely new highways must be built.[11] The preferred alternative for SIU 4 will leave the Pennyrile Parkway near its north end and cross the Ohio River to I-164 near Evansville, Indiana, and will then use I-164 to I-64.[12] SIU 3, connecting I-64 to I-465 in southern Indianapolis, will roughly parallel State Road 57 and State Road 37 past Bloomington.Indiana Department of Transportation, Official I-69 Evansville to Indianapolis Study Homepage, accessed August 2007 Finally, SIU 2 will follow I-465 around the city.
History
A route from Indianapolis northeast via Fort Wayne to I-80/I-90 near Angola was added to the proposed "Interregional Highway System" by the early 1940s. Unlike most of the routes, it was not drawn along an existing U.S. Highway corridor, except north of Fort Wayne (where it used US 27); most of it ran along State Road 9.Public Roads Administration, , ca. 1943 The extension beyond Angola to I-94 near Marshall actually started out as part of what evolved into I-94. On early plans, the Chicago-Detroit route would have replaced US 112 (now US 12), splitting from I-80/I-90 at South Bend.[13] By 1947, the route had been shifted north to present I-94, along what was then US 12, but the connection to South Bend remained, splitting at Kalamazoo.[14]
The Interstate 69 designation was assigned to the Indianapolis-Angola route in 1957, while the short South Bend-Kalamazoo route became 'Interstate 67'.[15] I-67 was shifted east to the US 27 corridor by early 1958, becoming an extension of I-69 to I-94 near Marshall.[16][17] The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 authorized an additional 1500 miles (2400 km) of Interstates, to be chosen by the Federal Highway Administration; among Michigan's proposals was a 156-mile (251 km) extension of I-69 northeast and east via US 27 to Lansing, M-78 to Flint, and M-21 to Port Huron.[18] However, the FHWA only approved the route to I-475[19] in Flint.[20] The continuation to Port Huron was approved in late 1984. Michigan's 1241-mile (1997 km) portion of the Interstate system was completed in 1992, when the last piece of I-69 opened southwest of Lansing.[21]
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 included two High Priority Corridors that would later become parts of a proposed extension of I-69:[22]
★ (18) Corridor from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Memphis, Tennessee, via Evansville, Indiana.
★ (20) United States Route 59 Corridor from Laredo, Texas, through Houston, Texas, to the vicinity of Texarkana, Texas.
Corridor 18 was extended southwest to Houston, Texas, where it connected to Corridor 20, by the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993; the new definition read "Corridor from Indianapolis, Indiana, through Evansville, Indiana, Memphis, Tennessee, Shreveport/Bossier, Louisiana, and to Houston, Texas."[23] The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 made further amendments to the description of Corridor 18, specifying that it would serve Mississippi and Arkansas, extending it south to the Mexican border in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and adding a short connection at Brownsville, Texas. This act also specified that Corridors 18 and 20 were "future prats of the Interstate System", to become actual Interstates when built to Interstate standards and connected to other Interstates. Although the act designated Corridor 9 as Interstate 99, no number was assigned to Corridors 18 and 20 yet.[24]
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), enacted in 1998, greatly expanded the definition of Corridor 18 to include the existing I-69, as well as Interstate 94 between Port Huron and Chicago. A connection to Pine Bluff, Arkansas was added, and the extension to the Lower Rio Grande Valley was detailed as splitting into two routes at Victoria, one following US 77 and the other following US 59 and US 281 to the Rio Grande. This act also assigned the Interstate 69 designation to Corridors 18 and 20, with the branches on US 77 and US 281 to the Rio Grande being "I-69 East" and "I-69 Central".[25] With TEA-21, the I-69 extension took shape, and remains today as those segments.[26]
Opposition and controversy
Opponents of neoliberalism believe that I-69, by expediting free trade between Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America, will further contribute to the exploitation of workers in the global south. They see struggle against I-69 as a new front in the anti-globalization movement.[27]
The construction of I-69 has also angered environmentalists. They claim that the controversial highway would eliminate large areas of forest, run through wetlands, existing farmland, and cut through geologically sensitive "karst" terrain, which environmentalists argue threatens to pollute underground water systems and harm the rare species that live there.[28]
More specifically, the extension of Interstate 69 has seen organized opposition in a number of states along the route, most notably Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas.
References
1. Federal Highway Administration, Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
2. Mississippi Department of Transportation, Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation, accessed August 2007
3. [TDOT I-69 Segment 7 Status Update]
4. [TDOT I-69 Segment 9 Newsletter, January 2007]
5. [Mississippi DOT - Project Updates]
6. Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Great River Bridge Compact Hears Update, November 30, 2000
7. Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Location for Proposed I-69 in South Arkansas Receives Federal Approval, May 24, 2006
8. Texas Department of Transportation, I-69/TTC (Northeast Texas to Mexico), accessed August 2007
9. Amy Riggin, Pine Bluff Commercial, Interstate Plan is Moving Forward, May 26, 2006
10. Wayne Risher, The Commercial Appeal, New Leg of I-69 to Open on Oct. 3, July 20, 2006
11. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Governor Fletcher Unveils I-69 Corridor Designation, May 15, 2006
12. Indiana Department of Transportation, Preferred Alternative Identified for I-69 Corridor Linking Henderson and Evansville, February 11, 2004
13. Public Roads Administration, , 1939
14. Public Roads Administration, , August 2, 1947
15. Public Roads Administration, , August 14, 1957
16. Michigan State Highway Department, Recommended Numbering: Interstate Highways in Michigan, April 25, 1958
17. Public Roads Administration, , June 27, 1958
18. Ironwood Daily Globe, State Asks 600 Miles of Extra Interstate, November 14, 1968
19. Michigan Department of Transportation, Official 1984 Transportation Map
20. Federal Highway Administration, , October 1, 1970
21. Michigan Department of Transportation, 1990s, accessed August 2007
22. H.R.2950
23. H.R. 5518
24. S.440
25. H.R. 2400
26. Federal Highway Administration, NHS High Priority Corridors Description, accessed August 2007
27. http://www.imaja.com/as/environment/cars/SuperhighwaysThreatenNA.html
28. http://www.elpc.org/transportation/interstate69/index.php
External links
★ I69Info.com
★ Interstate 69 at Michigan Highways
★ Highway Position: Is an Indiana Congressman introducing legislation to change the name of Interstate 69? (Snopes.com)
★ Indiana Highway Ends: I-69
★ Official DOT websites:
★
★ National I-69 Steering Committee
★
★ I-69 Indianapolis-Evansville Study (Indiana Department of Transportation, SIU 3)
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★ Evansville/Henderson study (Indiana and Kentucky DOTs, SIU 4)
★
★ Interstate 69 in Tennessee (SIUs 7, 8, and 9)
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★ Interstate 69 in Mississippi (SIU 11)
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★ McGehee to El Dorado, Ark. (SIU 13)
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★ El Dorado to Shreveport, La. (SIU 14)
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★ Shreveport bypass (SIU 15)
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★ KeepTexasMoving.com Trans-Texas Corridor, a Texas Department of Transportation site
★ Supporters:
★
★ Alliance for I-69 Texas, an association supporting the development of I-69 in Texas
★ Opponents:
★
★ Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads, an organization opposed to a new-terrain route for I-69 in Indiana.
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