Interstate 69 Momentum Continues to Build Funding Key to Reaching Goal The sustained effort to ramp up planning, funding and construction of priority projects on the 1,142-mile I-69 System in Texas has gained significant momentum in the past few years. TxDOT is pushing forward on steps to advance projects, extending sections of existing I-69 and filling in gaps that will allow some already completed segments to be added to the Interstate Highway System. With new funding sources now available, TxDOT is dramatically accelerating the pace of I-69 project programming. The latest 10-year Unified Transportation Program (UTP) funding plan includes more than 60 projects on the I-69 System covering approximately 175 miles with a total projected construction cost of $6 billion, an increase of more than 50% in I-69 funding compared to last year’s UTP. Several large projects on the I-69 System are scheduled to go to contract in the next few years and significant sections now under construction will be completed by 2022. The Alliance Established in 1994, the Alliance for I-69 Texas has consistently been successful in advocating to advance the development of the I-69 System in Texas. The Alliance is a non-profit made up of cities, counties, economic development groups, port authorities and private sector associate members. 2019 Events: Transportation Commission Member Alvin New addressing Alliance Persistence by Alliance members has helped build support from Annual Luncheon; congressional office visits during I-69 DC Fly-In; I-69 Day in Austin. lawmakers, state leaders, the Texas Transportation Commission, local communities and industrial freight generators. Benefits of Alliance Membership Members of the Alliance are an integral part of the education The Alliance is staffed by an experienced public policy and and advocacy efforts aimed at advancing I-69 in Texas. communications team in Texas and Washington. Members are able to achieve tangible results in part because New Challenges in 2020 of the strength of being part of a larger group that has spent In 2020 the Alliance will continue a work program that keeps years building credibility and a reputation as a strong partner. the spotlight on the benefits of completing I-69 projects along The I-69 initiative positions projects important to local the entire system. communities as part of a larger statewide and national effort, The Alliance will urge TxDOT to provide adequate funding to improving the competitive scoring of those projects. its district offices to do the work needed to get projects ready The Alliance partners with members in working with TxDOT for funding in the future. district engineers to advance early-stage projects so they can In Washington we will press Congress and the Administration be nominated for subsequent funding. to address key issues to advance I-69 in the upcoming Leaders from communities large and small have the transportation legislation. This includes the need to increase opportunity to engage in state and federal legislative efforts overall federal investment in highways and additional funding to advance I-69 and highway funding. for development of the National Highway Freight Network. Members receive monthly I-69 news UPDATES and periodic call The Alliance will urge TxDOT and federal officials to designate to action alerts. as interstate highways those eligible sections of the I-69 System Our Annual Meeting & Luncheon provides and opportunity that are now at interstate standard but are not yet connected to engage with state and federal decision makers and to the Interstate Highway System. transportation leaders.

www.i69TexasAlliance.com - Encouraging Cooperation and Seeking Solutions Since 1994 December 2019 369 30 I-69 Construction in Fort Bend County Roadway Restoration 6 miles - $10 million Bowie Texarkana

Titus Morris Roadway Restoration Loop 390 Upgrade Cass 6 Miles - $11.6 million Environmental Work/Design Atlanta Atlanta District Fort Worth Bridge Replacement at Marshall Relief Route I-20 to Marion US 80 -- $154 million I-20 -- $9 million Dallas Upshur FM 1794 Interchange Harrison 20 $20 million Shreveport Marshall 3 Upgrade Projects at US 259 Interchange -- $88 million Carthage Panola Nacogdoches South Rusk Interchange -- $83 million U.S. US 84 Nacogdoches 59 Shelby Mainlanes South of FM 2021 $33.4 million Nacogdoches Mainlanes Moffett to SH 103 Houston $13.6 million SabineDiboll Relief Route Development of Lufkin Lufkin $142 million District Angelina Dozens of Projects Mainlanes Shepherd South Trinity Corrigan Relief Route to C/L -- $68 million $158 million Expanding the Interstate 69 Tyler Mainlanes Cleveland North Polk Footprint in Texas to C/L -- $48 million San Jacinto Livingston Beaumont District I-69/I-610 Interchange Under Construction -- $259 million 5 Miles of Freeway & River 207 Miles of I-69 System Are Austin Cleveland Crossing -- $175 million Hardin 7 Miles of Freeway Montgomery Now Part of the Interstate $208 million 3.9-Mile Gap Contract $102 million Highway System Houston 69 Liberty Orange Upgrade Wharton Relief Aus�n District Route -- $225 million Waller Harris Houston Reconstruct I-69/I-10/I-45 Interchange - $873 million Colorado El Campo Loop North of SH 71 Chambers $35 million Reconstruct I-69 With I-45 Rosenberg $1.62 billion San Antonio Gonzales CR 116 Interchange Fort Bend $25 million Brazoria Reconstruct, Widen to 12 Refugio-Woodsboro Route Wharton Galveston Lanes -- $173 million Study Underway Lavaca Upgrade to Freeway El Campo $95 million Reconstruct 3 Bridges U.S. Wharton Sinton Loop Upgrades Karnes Dewi� $56 million Victoria 4 Loop Frontage Rd Projects $80 million 59 $101 million Jackson Matagorda Reconstruct to 10 Lanes Zavala Interchange at I-37 & 3 Miles Freeway -- $127 million Victoria $210 million Overpasses at Jacaman, Del Mar, Shiloh, University and Laredo Upgrades I-37/I-69 Yoakum 22 Miles South of Rosenberg Airport -- $95 million Overlap - $64 million Goliad Live Oak Calhoun District Under Construction Dimmit District Refugio George Bee Study of Loop 20 West Refugio El Campo US 59 Loop At-Grade Sections La Salle McMullen Aransas 37 Under Construction Sinton I-69/I-35 Flyover SH 44 - Violet Rd Overpass Jim Wells $38 million Upgrade to Freeway $27 million San Patricio Underway -- $28 million Webb Robstown Corpus U.S. 44 Corpus Christi 2 Projects at I-69/I-35 Christi Add Access Rd. South of 69W 59 Alice Nueces District US 87 -- $7 million Interchange - $84 million Duval 69E U.S. Kingsville Driscoll Relief Route I-69/I-35 Direct-Connects Laredo 281 $120 million Add Lanes South of BU59 3.4-Mile Freeway $10 million 2 Projects --$57 million Kleberg Extension -- $45 million Falfurrias 8 Miles Freeway, Ricardo Pharr South -- $95 million Premont Relief Route Kenedy Congressionally Designated I-69 $78.4 million Brooks Zapata District Riviera Relief Route System in Texas Upgrade Gap Projects Jim Hogg U.S. $120 million Interstate Highway System & Partial Funding 77 4 Upgrade Projects Completing Kenedy County - $167 million Regional Toll Facilities Starr 4 Miles Freeway 7.5 Miles Freeway South of Extension -- $38 million Rachal - $58 million SH 186 UTP: Construction Begins 2020 - 2023 69E 15 Miles of Freeway to Hidalgo Willacy Frontage Rds San Benito UTP Funded: 2024 - 2029 Brooks C/L -- $194 million McAllen $18 million Harlingen Construction Underway or Begins Soon Cameron SH 550/I-169 Expansion Upgrade to Freeway South of $16.8 million SH 186 -- $80 million Upgrade Interchange Study and Design Projects $19 million 69C 2 Extend I-2 at La Joya Brownsville Costs shown are for construction and do $126 million I-69C/I-2 Interchange I-69 Connector Corridor not include design, right of way and $303 million Feasibility Study 0 25 50 100 Miles utility relocation costs (average +20%) Don Rodman - 11/22/19 Illustration does not include all ongoing project activity

Alliance Contacts: Jennifer Shepard, Alliance Executive Director - (703) 580-4416; [email protected] December 2019 Gary Bushell, Gary Bushell, LLP - Austin Representative - (512) 478-6661; [email protected] Larry Meyers, Meyers & Associates - Washington Representative - (202) 484-2773; [email protected] Don Rodman - Communications - (817) 379-2461; [email protected] Judge Sydney Murphy, Alliance Board Chairman - (936) 327-6813; [email protected] www.i69TexasAlliance.com