Ports-To-Plains Conference September 15, 2016

US 190 –BELL COUNTY, Texas

Gulf Coast Strategic Highway Coalition 2 2001 2008 Polk County

Polk County at the Crossroads Polk - for Alliance - Coast Gulf 1993 I-69 Texas organized Texas I-69 2001 Alliance Strategic organized 3 The Alliance for I-69 Texas was was Texas The Alliance I-69 for by elected in 1993 formed economic and officials organizations development are route of All segments in Alliance represented director plus an executive Have and State Capitol Washington representation helped build has Persistence lawmakers, support from Transportation governor, Commission and local communities . . . . Texas

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23-Years of I-69 Advocacy Alliance 4 Texas

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Houston Metro – 6.4 million – & Laredo RG Valley 2.1 million – Mexico Rio Grande million 1.7 –Corpus Christi Metro 427,000 –Metro Texarkana 144,000 –Victoria Metro 122,000 Alliance ...... 1,070 system miles including I-69E, system miles including I-69E, 1,070 I-169 SH 44, I-369, I-69W, I-69C, and I-2 in population lives of Texas One-third Routes counties on the I-69 the 35 important freight a very Already route connecting corridor and sections long rural some Includes low population areas through Connects population centers, seaports, distribution points, and ports of entry border . . . . .

The I-69 System in Texas Blue Represents Blue Represents Sectionsat Now Freeway Standard Texas

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Rio Grande Valley – Valley Rio Grande 120 connector) and I-2 (including I-169 Corpus Christi – 7.8 Houston Area – 75 –Texarkana 3.5 –Laredo 1.4 –TOTAL 207 MILES ...... Alliance

Signed Sections Signed Miles in planning miles are 279 studies and environmental in final design miles are 128 acquisition and right-of-way constructed or miles are 110 under construction including Bend, in Fort projects Kleberg Victoria, Nueces, and Angelina Counties . . . . 6 CHRISTI/ROBSTOWN

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Alliance for I‐69 Texas 8 9 Texas

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2013: I-69C/I-2 Ceremony in Pharr Texarkana Sign Unveiling – Sept. 2013

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Laredo Sign Unveiling – 2014 Aug. Alliance Houston Inside Loop – Aug. 2015

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Alliance I-69 in Texas is being developed is being developed in Texas I-69 to as a series of upgrades –existing highways US 59, US US SH 281, 44 US 84, 77, has TxDOT Since 2010 than more committed and projects totaling 17 projects million $232 1 Prop from funded a $287 in place for Funding million I-69/610 in Houston rebuild transportation Increased is needed to funding ultimately of individual connect dozens projects I-69 billion

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I-69 In Texas is an Essential Freight Corridor 15 TEXAS Manufacturing Centers for U.S. Important Export SEAPORTS Texas

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Texas Ports –and Sea Land Alliance Ports of Entry Ports of Through South Texas 50% of Total US Truck Trade With Mexico Passes 16 2016

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2016 Successful I-69 DC Fly-In 2016 Successful Alliance Leaders from 8 states along Leaders from corridor national I-69 Transportation Texas Commissioner Austin and most official from state DOT states other I-69 Meetings with congressional leaders including Chairman Shuster of the Meetings with members congressional Texas I-69 senators & delegation, Texas members on the House Texas & Transportation Committee Infrastructure . . . . 17 Texas

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Alliance Alliance for I-69 Texas helped Texas I-69 Alliance for and initiate Advisory Committee process Segment Committee has been The Committee and reconstituted the Alliance is well represented based community Renewed to underway are efforts outreach routes, update recommended priorities timing and funding Advancing I-69 in Texas Advancing I-69 . . . US 190 ‐ KILLEEN

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and 16 other units including two including and 16 other units airfields Two of the Nation’s Largest Forts in single site employer The largest Texas $28 Billion annual economic impact for Texas 40,000 soldiers and 70,000 family members personnel and 6,000 DOD civilian employees 10,000 contract Home of III Corps, First Army 1 Division West, Strategic

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Red Red Army Depot River vehicle provides maintenance support for the Army’ –vehicles tactical wheeled MRAPs and HUMVEEs 5,000 of more than workforce Civilian personnel and Reserve 2,500 Guard is a civilian Center TexAmericas of buildings redevelopment and acreage on closed portions of depot and the the Ammunition Star Army Lone former multi-modal new Plant, creating a center transportation . . . . Christi

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Two Vital Army Depots world’s Depot is the CC Army for rotary wing largest repair facility components and aircraft 4,200 civilian personnel and 1,300 employees contractor Supports Black Hawk, Apache, Chinook, Kiowa, UAS and Shadow, Hawk Pave Air Force Strategic

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Gulf 24 Largest employer in Largest employer with other than state government an annual economic impact of than $1.5 billion more 6,300 8,500 military personnel; civilian and employees contract Home to Joint Readiness the the Center (JRTC), Training graduate premier light infantry with certification program, 10 of per year 8,000 rotations coming from bases each soldiers the United States around . . . PARISH

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VERNON Fort Polk – Joint Readiness Training Center Strategic

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Gulf 25 The 4-lane divided highway now is The 4-lane divided highway 50 miles the entire complete over between Alexandria and Leesville, Polk home of Fort Central across 28 route LA Polk Fort important to Louisiana is and to enhancing national security efforts Polk of Fort The command general to Polk has said the plan to tie Fort the interstate system is a plus with the Army . . .

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Extending LA 28 to 8 & New River Bridge Gulf 27 TxDOT has scheduled for funding funding has scheduled for TxDOT in 2020 estimate: Approximately Total phase initial for $19 million Design started in 2015 process clearance Environmental is underway potential reviewed Have has decision alignments but no final bridge been made on alignment A single two-lane bridge will be as part of added that can serve the future in an interstate facility when a second bridge is added ......

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An Expanded I-14 Route Serves Major Oil & Gas Producing Regions Strategic

Coast

Gulf Would Provide Routes Across Texas Outside Federal Air Quality Non-Attainment Areas

These Routes Also Have the Potential to Save Travel Time When Compared to Routes Through High Traffic Metro Areas

All future interstate routing shown is conceptual. Final routing will be determined after public input and a formal environmental clearance process.

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Beaumont Lufkin Bryan Waco Brownwood Midland San Killeen Bryan Corpus Beaumont MPOs on System UTP reflects anticipated UTP reflects doubling next 10 over funding of highway years support planning and Need to projects specific for environmental and Districts TxDOT work withWill and MPOs to identify prioritize and projects get them into UTP Districts on System TxDOT . . . . . 2026 ‐ 2017

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Next Step – to Form Segment Coalition Committees Gulf 35 Concurrent interstates exist around the I-45 and I-10 Examples: country. I-69 in Kentucky; and I-25 Houston; I-69 south of and I-55 . Improved connection to I-35 and I-45 and I-45 to I-35 connection Improved corridors in will increase will increase Texas corridors in Central projects of priority and raise counts traffic Texas in West routes and I-27 on I-14 I-14 provides concurrent route for about for route concurrent provides I-14 route 110 miles of the Ports-to-Plains Midland to San Angelo from . . I-14/I-69 Impact on Extension of I-27 36

Lessons Learned: I-69 and I-14 and I-69 Lessons Learned: Tell your story your Tell the I-27 champion for a consistent Have vision to persist in a Prepare yourself effort generational and on local involvement Concentrate local build political constituency for projects for money is not available Recognize smaller on and focus projects rural long priorities incremental and on freight safety Focus MPOs of your the strength Utilize to Angelo) (Odessa-Midland and San that will build urban area projects I-27 part of be a concurrent eventually and I-14 ...... 37 Ports-to-Plains, the I-14/Gulf Coast the I-14/Gulf Ports-to-Plains, Coalition plus cities and counties working should present unified front on planning and with TxDOT and upgrades overlapping building between Midland interstate projects and San Angelo Nothing happens if there is not Continue working enough funding. advocates with other transportation in funding highway more for state and in your Washington capital part of are organizations our of All Transportation the successful Michael where of Texas Advocates is board chairman-elect Reeves Working Together . . . US 190 ‐ KILLEEN

For Information Contact: Gary Bushell, GCSHC Executive Director – (512) 478‐6661; [email protected] John Thompson, GCSHC Chairman, Former County Judge, Polk County – (936) 328‐6444; [email protected]

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