Future Interstate Feasibility Study

📣 Take Action: Support a Multi-State Feasibility Study

Adopt a resolution urging Congress to approve a Future Interstate Feasibility Study for the Heartland Expressway, Theodore Roosevelt Expressway, and the remaining segments of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor.

View/Download: Resolution Supporting the Future Interstate Feasibility Study
Once approved, please send the signed resolution to:
Joe Kiely, Vice President of Operations
joe.kiely@portstoplains.com

Whether you represent a City, County, Chamber, MPO, or Economic Development Corporation, your support helps advance this critical national priority.

💡 Why It Matters

• Provides Critical Data: A multi-state study will evaluate benefits well beyond population and traffic counts—guiding decision-making at all levels.
• Completes the Picture: Covers all remaining segments of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, and the full Heartland and Theodore Roosevelt Expressways.
• Enables Designation & Numbering: A single feasibility study supports future designation and assignment of a route number (e.g., I-27) across all states.
• Avoids Fragmentation: State-by-state studies produce inconsistent results. A unified study ensures cohesive, coordinated planning across the corridor.

🌐 Precedent: Texas Moved Forward After Its Study

Texas engaged in Future Interstate Designation only after completing its 2020 Feasibility Study.
Before that, TxDOT did not consider the corridor viable.
📄 View Texas Feasibility Study Executive Summary (PDF)

🔍 What the Study Will Evaluate

• Connectivity, safety, and mobility improvements
• Travel time and cost savings
• Freight movement and international trade flow
• Market access for agriculture and energy
• Congestion relief and travel reliability
• Job creation and local tax revenue growth

🧩 Connecting the Corridor

To qualify as a Future Interstate, a corridor must link existing interstates. This route would connect:

• I-27 in Texas
• I-70 and I-76 in Colorado
• I-80 in Nebraska
• I-25 in Colorado and Wyoming
• I-90 in South Dakota
• I-94 in North Dakota

A unified study enables a coordinated plan across all seven states: Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana.

📉 The Current Gap

Only three interstates in the western U.S.—I-29, I-15, and I-5—connect Canada to Mexico, despite a 1,150-mile U.S.–Canada border. This corridor would fill a major gap in the nation’s north–south transportation system.

“Let’s Build What’s Next.”
Seventy years ago, bold leadership built the Interstate System. Today, it’s time to complete it—uniting trade, safety, and opportunity across America’s Heartland.