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Proposed New High Priority Corridors

Andy Field 16 March 2005 10:49:39
 Hi all -

The new transportation bill as currently proposed would amend or add several
new high priority corridors:

Corridor 23 is amended by added a new branch: "from Wichita, Kansas, to
Sioux City, Iowa, which includes I-135 from Wichita, Kansas to Salina,
Kansas, United States Route 81 from Saline, Kansas, to Norfolk, Nebraska,
Nebraska State Route 35 from Norfolk, Nebraska, to South Sioux City,
Nebraska, and the connection to I-29 in Sioux City, Iowa

Corridor 34, The Alameda Corridor-East and Southwest Passage, California is
changed to this new definition, which replaces the old definition: "The
Alameda Corridor-East is generally described as the corridor from East Los
Angeles (terminus of Alameda Corridor) through Los Angeles, Orange, San
Bernardino, and Riverside Counties, to termini at Barstow in San Bernardino
County and Coachella in Riverside County. The Southwest Passage shall follow
I-10 from San Bernardino to the Arizona State line.

The following new corridors were proposed:

Corridor 46: Interstate Route 710 between the terminus at Long Beach,
California, to California State Route 60.

Corridor 47: Interstate Route 87 from the Quebec border to New York City.

Corridor 48: The Route 50 High Plains Corridor along the United States Route
50 corridor from Newton, Kansas, to Pueblo, Colorado.

Corridor 49: The Atlantic Commerce Corridor on Interstate Route 95 from
Jacksonville, Florida, to Miami, Florida.

Corridor 50: The East-West Corridor commencing in Watertown, New York,
continuing northeast through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine,
and terminating in Calais, Maine.

Corridor 51: The SPIRIT Corridor on United States Route 54 from El Paso,
Texas, through New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas.

Corridor 52: The route in Arkansas running south of and parallel to Arkansas
State Highway 226 from the relocation of United States Route 67 to the
vicinity of United States Route 49 and United States Route 63.

Corridor 53: United States Highway Route 6 from Interstate Route 70 to
Interstate Route 15, Utah.

Corridor 54: The California Farm-to-Market Corridor, California State Route
99 from south of Bakersfield to Sacramento, California.

Corridor 55: In Texas, Interstate Route 20 from Interstate Route 35E in
Dallas County, east to the intersection of Interstate Route 635, north to
the intersection of Interstate Route 30, northeast through Texarkana to
Little Rock, Arkansas, Interstate Route 40 northeast from Little Rock east
to the proposed Interstate Route 69 corridor.

Corridor 56: In Texas, the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor consisting of the
following highways and any portion of a highway in a corridor on 2 miles of
either side of the center line of the highway:

(A) State Route 349 from Lamesa to the point on that highway that is closest
to 32 degrees, 7 minutes, north latitude, by 102 degrees, 6 minutes, west
longitude.

(B) The segment or any roadway extending from the point described by
subparagraph (A) to the point on Farm-to-Market Road 1788 closest to 32
degrees, 0 minutes, north latitude, by 102 degrees, 16 minutes, west
longitude.

(C) Farm-to-Market Road 1788 from the point described by subparagraph (B) to
its intersection with Interstate Route 20.

(D) Interstate Route 20 from its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1788
to its intersection with United States Route 385.

(E) United States Route 385 from Odessa to Fort Stockton, including those
portions that parallel United States Route 67 and Interstate Route 10.

(F) United States Route 67 from Fort Stockton to Presidio, including those
portions that parallel Interstate Route 10 and United States Route 90.

Corridor 57: United States Route 41 corridor between Interstate Route I-94
near Milwaukee and Interstate Route I-43 near Green Bay in the State of
Wisconsin.

* These are some interesting choices - some expected and some unexpected. I
am still trying to understand how the "entrance to the Pacific" can be
located in West Texas.

Regards,
Andy


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Guest 16 March 2005 12:01:07 [ permanent link ]
 
Andy Field wrote:>
The new transportation bill as currently proposed would amend or add
several> new high priority corridors:

<snip lengthy descriptions>
Corridor 34, The Alameda Corridor-East and Southwest Passage> Corridor 47: Interstate Route 87 from the Quebec border to New York
City.> Corridor 49: The Atlantic Commerce Corridor on Interstate Route 95
from> Jacksonville, Florida, to Miami, Florida.> Corridor 53: United States Highway Route 6 from Interstate Route 70
Interstate Route 15, Utah.

These corridors I can see and understand. The I-95 corridor in
particular is especially important and deserves HPC status.
Corridor 23 is amended by added a new branch:> Corridor 46: Interstate Route 710.> Corridor 48: The Route 50 High Plains Corridor.> Corridor 51: The SPIRIT Corridor on United States Route 54.> Corridor 54: The California Farm-to-Market Corridor.> Corridor 57: United States Route 41 corridor.

These ones I can KINDA see, though they're not as important IMO as the
first batch I mentioned above.
Corridor 50: The East-West Corridor commencing in Watertown, New York> Corridor 52: The route in Arkansas running south of and parallel to
Arkansas> State Highway 226.> Corridor 55: In Texas.> Corridor 56: In Texas, the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor


These ones smell like straight politics...especial­ly that AR 226 one.

Froggie | Underway onboard USS McInerney (FFG-8) |
http://www.ajfroggi­e.com/roads/

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Elaich 16 March 2005 12:14:31 [ permanent link ]
 "Andy Field" <andy3175@yahoo.com­> wrote in
news:7GQZd.1895$4Y.­946@twister.socal.rr­.com:
Corridor 48: The Route 50 High Plains Corridor along the United States> Route 50 corridor from Newton, Kansas, to Pueblo, Colorado.

What a high traffic, high priority corridor. I smell pork.
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Scott M. Kozel 16 March 2005 15:58:40 [ permanent link ]
 "Andy Field" <andy3175@yahoo.com­> wrote:>
The following new corridors were proposed:
[...]
Corridor 49: The Atlantic Commerce Corridor on Interstate Route 95 from> Jacksonville, Florida, to Miami, Florida.

I wonder how an existing Interstate highway could become a
"Congressional high priority corridor".

--
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Virginia/Maryland/W­ashington, D.C. http://www.roadstot­hefuture.com
Philadelphia and Delaware Valley http://www.pennways­.com
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Pat O'Connell 16 March 2005 18:09:00 [ permanent link ]
 elaich wrote:> "Andy Field" <andy3175@yahoo.com­> wrote in> news:7GQZd.1895$4Y.­946@twister.socal.rr­.com: >
Corridor 48: The Route 50 High Plains Corridor along the United States>> Route 50 corridor from Newton, Kansas, to Pueblo, Colorado.>
What a high traffic, high priority corridor. I smell pork.

Southern KS cities and businesses have been pushing for an "I-66" along
US 50 for a long time, IIRC. What they got was US 400. AARoads has
something about this (look for Kansas):

http://www.aaroads.­com/high-priority/co­rr03.html

--
Pat O'Connell
[note munged EMail address]
Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints,
Kill nothing but vandals...
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Glen Brannon 16 March 2005 19:31:17 [ permanent link ]
 I-66 is already on the books for southern Kentucky from Pikeville to Bowling
Green.
"Pat O'Connell" <nvcaver.FIGUREITOU­T@cox.net> wrote in message
news:16XZd.248621$0­u.79147@fed1read04..­.> elaich wrote:>> "Andy Field" <andy3175@yahoo.com­> wrote in>> news:7GQZd.1895$4Y.­946@twister.socal.rr­.com:>>> Corridor 48: The Route 50 High Plains Corridor along the United States>>> Route 50 corridor from Newton, Kansas, to Pueblo, Colorado.>>
What a high traffic, high priority corridor. I smell pork.>
Southern KS cities and businesses have been pushing for an "I-66" along US > 50 for a long time, IIRC. What they got was US 400. AARoads has something > about this (look for Kansas):>
http://www.aaroads.­com/high-priority/co­rr03.html>
-- > Pat O'Connell> [note munged EMail address]> Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints,> Kill nothing but vandals...


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Argatlam Roads 16 March 2005 20:02:53 [ permanent link ]
 [Mr. Field:]

Just a few comments--
Corridor 23 is amended by added a new branch: "from Wichita, Kansas,
Sioux City, Iowa, which includes I-135 from Wichita, Kansas to
Salina,> Kansas, United States Route 81 from Saline, Kansas, to Norfolk,
Nebraska,> Nebraska State Route 35 from Norfolk, Nebraska, to South Sioux City,> Nebraska, and the connection to I-29 in Sioux City, Iowa

The vast majority of this route between Wichita and York, Neb. is now
four-lane divided. Much of it is at freeway standard and the remainder
is at rural expressway standard with town bypasses in Nebraska,
although there are some urban sections with traffic lights in Concordia
and (I think) Belleville (both in Kansas). N.D.O.R. is also preparing
an E.I.S. for Neb. 35, with a view toward developing it as a rural
expressway.
Corridor 48: The Route 50 High Plains Corridor along the United
States Route> 50 corridor from Newton, Kansas, to Pueblo, Colorado.

This follows the more recently studied Southern Kansas Corridor
proposals fairly closely (more closely than the I-66 extension
proposals in the original high-priority corridor legislation).
I.I.R.C., the 1986 Southern Kansas Corridor feasibility study called
for a routing along what is now the U.S. 400 corridor, through Kingman,
Pratt, Greensburg, Mullinville, Dodge City, and Garden City.
Corridor 53: United States Highway Route 6 from Interstate Route 70
Interstate Route 15, Utah.

This piece of road has featured on 'Reader's Digest''s annual list of
the ten most notorious deathtrap roads.
Corridor 56: In Texas, the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor consisting
of the> following highways and any portion of a highway in a corridor on 2
miles of> either side of the center line of the highway:

[snip]
* These are some interesting choices - some expected and some
unexpected. I> am still trying to understand how the "entrance to the Pacific" can
located in West Texas.

There is nothing strange about 'La Entrada al PacĂfico' if one recalls
that the Kansas City, Mexico, & Orient R.R. was promoted and partially
constructed in the late nineteenth century as the geometrically
shortest route between New York City and the Pacific. This railroad
would have connected Kansas City to Mexico's deep-water port at
Topolobampo, Sin. (near Los Mochis) via Emporia (general offices),
Wichita (repair shops), Presidio, Chihuahua, Pedernales, La Junta, and
Creel. Arthur Stilwell (after whom Port Arthur, Texas was named) was
one of the prime movers behind this scheme. In pre-revolutionary days
Pancho Villa graded some of the railbed under contract (a few hundred
yards at a time) near Pedernales. Mexican investors were also involved
and played a crucial role in obtaining a concession for the railroad
from the federal government. (This was during the Porfiriate, when
Mexico was generally friendly toward foreign investment but peasants
suffered from consolidation of landholdings.) Enrique Creel, the
governor of Chihuahua state after whom the town of Creel is named, was
a K.C.M.&O. R.R. investor.

The railroad builders were not able to find an economical route through
Chihuahua's Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon) region, which is defined
by a canyon both deeper and larger than the Grand Canyon and is now a
major focus for ecotourism. The Mexican federal government picked up
the project in the 1950's, as a 'Chihuahua al PacĂfico' railway
constructed at state expense, and nearly bankrupted itself building the
final stretch between Los Mochis and La Junta (completed 1966,
I.I.R.C.). Rides on the Chihuahua al PacĂfico are now heavily
promoted in newspaper travel supplements, etc. as an integral part of
the Copper Canyon experience.

More details on the K.C.M.&O. R.R. can be found in John L. Kerr's book
'Destination Topolobampo' (1968).

'La Entrada al PacĂfico', the modern project, is essentially a
road-based parallel to the K.C.M.&O. R.R. Texas is interested, but so
far most of the actual roadbuilding work has occurred in Chihuahua
only. East of the capital, this includes a four-lane divided rural
expressway (tolled) which connects to Chih. 49 at La Mula, about 40 km
south of Ojinaga, and runs west to existing two-lane Mex. 16 to a point
84 km east of Chihuahua and about 30 km east of the terminus of
existing four-lane divided Mex. 16 at Aldama.

This particular facility opened a year late and well over budget in
September 2003. At the moment it is a long length of "stranded"
four-lane divided highway since it does not run to a major city and
does not connect with facilities of comparable standard at either end,
which means it has the potential to become a debt-service white
elephant unless a strategic four-lane express highway network develops
around it. I believe it was meant, and may still be meant, to connect
with a four-lane highway between Ojinaga and Ciudad Camargo at its
eastern end. It would also not be unreasonable to expect Mex. 16 to be
widened to four-lane divided between Aldama and km 84.5 east of
Chihuahua. The terrain between that point and Aldama is not especially
demanding, since there is only a very low mountain pass at the El
MorrĂon radio transmitter a dozen km or so east of Aldama.

However, MartĂnez, the governor of Chihuahua who heavily promoted
these interurban toll expressways and also a two-lane toll bypass of
Juárez, has now left office. Six-year terms with no possibility of
re-election appears to be the rule for Mexican state governors, and
MartĂnez served from 1998 to 2004. He was P.R.I., which controls
Chihuahua city, but the opposition P.A.N. (Vicente Fox's party)
controls Juárez. I have drifted out of touch with Chihuahua politics
(which I used to follow fairly closely a couple of years ago, the last
time La Entrada was "hot"), so I do not know the name or party of the
current governor.

However, MartĂnez' two-lane toll bypass was deeply unpopular in
Juárez, where environmentalists resented its encroachment on the
Samalayuca sand dunes (probably best known to English speakers as the
location for the sandworm sequences in David Lynch's 1984 film
adaptation of Frank Herbert's 'Dune'). People in general also felt
that the money he spent on it should have instead been dedicated to
resolving traffic problems within the urbanized area. The late opening
and cost overruns on the Aldama-Ojinaga toll road cannot have been
viewed as anything but an embarrassment for the government. I would
therefore not expect the new governor to push for the completion of the
interurban toll road network anywhere near as aggressively as MartĂnez
did. Indeed, when the planning director of Chihuahua's SecretarĂa de
Comunicaciones y Obras PĂşblicas gave a presentation on MartĂnez' road
plans to the Texas Transportation Commission some years ago, he cited
starting dates for some projects which were so unrealistically early as
to give the impression that the governor was trying to get them in hand
A.S.A.P. so his successor, whomever that might be, would find it
difficult to cancel them.

West of Chihuahua, Mex. 16 is already four-lane divided all the way to
Cuauhtémoc, but goes straight through the town (there are no
near-freeway-standa­rd urban bypasses like PerifĂ©rico de Juventud in
Chihuahua city proper). There is then a brief length of four-lane
divided rural expressway until a turnoff for Alvaro ObregĂłn, the
principal town of the 'campos menonitas' (Mennonite fields), and then
it is narrow two-lane rural highway all the way to Hermosillo. It
would be hugely expensive to try to widen Mex. 16 to four-lane divided
within its current corridor because of the rugged mountainous terrain
which extends for about 400 km on either side of the Chihuahua/Sonora
border (indeed, it is impossible to maintain an average speed of more
than 40 km/h). However, this is not to say it won't be attempted at
some point--in fact much the same is being done for Mex. 40 between
Mazatlán and Victoria de Durango, which is the next major crossing of
the Sierra Madre Occidental to the south. And indeed Chihuahua is
apparently planning on extending four-lane Mex. 16 all the way west to
La Junta.

I think it more likely, however, that Chihuahua will attempt to bypass
the Barranca del Cobre region on the south, with a four-lane toll
highway beginning in the general vicinity of Camargo and making the
westward connection with Topolobampo.

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Kurumi 16 March 2005 20:58:49 [ permanent link ]
 In article <1110958498.105237.­237670@o13g2000cwo.g­ooglegroups.com>,
froggie@mississippi­.net wrote:
Andy Field wrote:> >
The new transportation bill as currently proposed would amend or add> several> > new high priority corridors:>
<snip lengthy descriptions>
Corridor 52: The route in Arkansas running south of and parallel to> Arkansas> > State Highway 226.>
These ones smell like straight politics...especial­ly that AR 226 one.

It resembles the Interstate 730 proposal of the Greater Jonesboro [Ark.]
Chamber of Commerce: http://www.kurumi.c­om/roads/3di/ix30.ht­ml#730ar

--
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Mark Roberts 16 March 2005 22:31:19 [ permanent link ]
 Andy Field <andy3175@yahoo.com­> had written:
| * These are some interesting choices - some expected and some unexpected. I
| am still trying to understand how the "entrance to the Pacific" can be
| located in West Texas.

Beyond that, if you have 57 "high priority" corridors, I have to
think that the meaning of the term "high priority" has been
somewhat devalued. Seven, or eight, or ten, OK, but 57?

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Oakland, Cal.| -- KTVU meteorologist Bill Martin, January 3, 2005
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William Lynch 16 March 2005 23:36:42 [ permanent link ]
 in article 113gurnmmiagi93@cor­p.supernews.com, Mark Roberts at
markrobt@myrealbox.­com wrote on 3/16/05 10:31 AM:
Andy Field <andy3175@yahoo.com­> had written:> | * These are some interesting choices - some expected and some unexpected. I> | am still trying to understand how the "entrance to the Pacific" can be> | located in West Texas.>
Beyond that, if you have 57 "high priority" corridors, I have to> think that the meaning of the term "high priority" has been> somewhat devalued. Seven, or eight, or ten, OK, but 57?

It's revisionism, pure and simple. The previous 10 presidents obviously
screwed up on the interstate system, so W is trying to outdo them all.

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Tim 17 March 2005 01:36:44 [ permanent link ]
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Field" <andy3175@yahoo.com­>
Newsgroups: misc.transport.road­
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 1:49 AM
Subject: Proposed New High Priority Corridors

Hi all ->
The new transportation bill as currently proposed would amend or add
several> new high priority corridors:
The following new corridors were proposed:
Corridor 50: The East-West Corridor commencing in Watertown, New York,> continuing northeast through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine,> and terminating in Calais, Maine.

While I've heard of a few different routes for an East-West Interstate
across Northern New England, this is the most ambitious so far. Not quite
sure if I can see the usefulness of most of its route.

Tim
Exit 4, NH 101


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Magyar 17 March 2005 01:46:45 [ permanent link ]
 "Andy Field" <andy3175@yahoo.com­> wrote in message
news:7GQZd.1895$4Y.­946@twister.socal.rr­.com...> Hi all -
* These are some interesting choices - some expected and some unexpected. > I am still trying to understand how the "entrance to the Pacific" can be > located in West Texas.>
Regards,> Andy

You do know that South Texas is in South America (to quote a line from a Bo
Diddley song).
Thus West Texas has to be an enterance to the Pacific. :-)­

--
Sandor Gulyas
Graduate Student - Louisiana St. University
Dept. of Geography & Anthropology

"Many people talking
But a mighty few people know"
-- Alick "Rice" Miller (aka Sunny Boy Williamson [II]) from Dissatisfied


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Mark Roberts 17 March 2005 01:55:20 [ permanent link ]
 Kurumi <sales@xupiter.com>­ had written:
|
| It resembles the Interstate 730 proposal of the Greater Jonesboro [Ark.]
| Chamber of Commerce: http://www.kurumi.c­om/roads/3di/ix30.ht­ml#730ar

Maybe it's time for me to revive my Interstate 372 proposal. Kit
Bond, in particular, should love it.


--
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Guest 17 March 2005 03:03:26 [ permanent link ]
 
Scott M. Kozel wrote:>
I wonder how an existing Interstate highway could become a> "Congressional high priority corridor".

Precedent, for one. Corridor 23, designated by ISTEA (which originally
established the HPCs), covers the length of I-35. I-95, in many
respects, is an even more important trade corridor than I-35, so it
makes sense that they'd designate it as an HPC, given the numerous
issues along the corridor.

Froggie | Underway onboard USS McInerney (FFG-8) |
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Scott M. Kozel 17 March 2005 03:25:08 [ permanent link ]
 froggie@mississippi.­net wrote:>
Scott M. Kozel wrote:>
I wonder how an existing Interstate highway could become a> > "Congressional high priority corridor".>
Precedent, for one. Corridor 23, designated by ISTEA (which originally> established the HPCs), covers the length of I-35. I-95, in many> respects, is an even more important trade corridor than I-35, so it> makes sense that they'd designate it as an HPC, given the numerous> issues along the corridor.

I thought that the basic concept behind the designation of a
"Congressional High Priority Corridor" was to elevate the
funding priority of a non-Interstate principal arterial
corridor. Interstate is already the highest federal funding
priority, so I am wondering why make an Interstate corridor a
CHPC.

I surmise that Florida wants to obtain as much federal funding
as they can, and as soon as they can, to widen the entire
length of I-95 to 6 lanes or more. That widening is a
priority of theirs.

However, there are plenty of long Interstate corridors in the
U.S. where there is a perceived need for widening to 6 lanes
or more.

--
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Virginia/Maryland/W­ashington, D.C. http://www.roadstot­hefuture.com
Philadelphia and Delaware Valley http://www.pennways­.com
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Douglas Kerr 17 March 2005 04:07:20 [ permanent link ]
 
"Andy Field" <andy3175@yahoo.com­> wrote in message
news:7GQZd.1895$4Y.­946@twister.socal.rr­.com...> Hi all ->
The new transportation bill as currently proposed would amend or add
several> new high priority corridors:>
<snip>>
Corridor 47: Interstate Route 87 from the Quebec border to New York City.

Not sure if I can understand this one. Only way I can make sense of this
has to do with trade in and out of Quebec. According to Quebec Premier Jean
Charest, "Today, Québec products sold to the State of New York account for
over 12% of our international exports; more than twice what we sell to the
Euro zone and nearly 15% of all our exports to the United States" (1).

Tried to make further sense by looking at the following URL, but it points
to more trade with Quebec.
http://mchugh.house­.gov/pr2004/042204_I­87HPC.html

Living along this corridor (kinda, I live not far to the east in Waterford),
I do see quite a bit of traffic (both commercial and non-commercial) that is
coming out of Quebec. It would make sense to keep the traffic moving along
the Northway, especially in Albany and Saratoga Counties. Backups,
generally during rush hour and summer weekends, are commonplace along I-87
between Exit 5 (NY 155) in Latham and Exit 9 (NY 146) in Clifton Park. This
is especially true near the Twin Bridges, which I-87 uses to cross the
Mohawk River and the border between Albany and Saratoga Counties. These
backups are partially due to the lack of crossings between Schenectady and
Cohoes (I-87 and US 9 are it), but more could possibly be done, depending on
what NYSDOT wants to do.

Sources:
(1)- http://www.nylovesb­iz.com/press/press_d­isplay.asp?id=469
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Corridor 50: The East-West Corridor commencing in Watertown, New York,> continuing northeast through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine,> and terminating in Calais, Maine.

This is the Rooftop Highway across the North Country of New York State that
you keep on hearing about, and also an east-west freeway through northern
New England that gets tossed around in road enthusiasts circles every so
often. I don't think you'll see new Interstate highways pop up from this
one, but certainly more in the way of bypasses around the larger towns that
would serve this corridor.

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Stephan Summers 17 March 2005 05:21:42 [ permanent link ]
 
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Corridor 57: United States Route 41 corridor between Interstate Route I-94 > near Milwaukee and Interstate Route I-43 near Green Bay in the State of > Wisconsin.
In regards to this corridor.. See the Manager's Amendment and this corridor
is designated
"I-41" So, we have an added interstate within our midst's.

Be Well,

Stephan Summers



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OG Loc 19 March 2005 04:26:47 [ permanent link ]
 TV's froggie@mississippi­.net wrote:
These ones smell like straight politics...especial­ly that AR 226 one.

It will link the fifth-largest city in Arkansas with its state capital.

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Eric Opperman 21 March 2005 00:39:05 [ permanent link ]
 Andy Field wrote:> Corridor 55: In Texas, Interstate Route 20 from Interstate Route 35E in > Dallas County, east to the intersection of Interstate Route 635, north to > the intersection of Interstate Route 30, northeast through Texarkana to > Little Rock, Arkansas, Interstate Route 40 northeast from Little Rock east > to the proposed Interstate Route 69 corridor.

What's the purpose of making this a HPC? 6-laning the whole thing, maybe?

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