Sorry if this is old news.

Saw this report that a new interstate is included in the infrastructure bill being discussed in congress right now. It was introduced by Senator Cruz (Texas-R) and Senator Warnock (Georgia-D) and the amendment was approved by voice vote. Would link Augusta, Georgia to far west Texas and it would go through Bryan/College Station.

I can only think this would help with recruiting and travelling in the SEC. I'll believe it when I see it, cause this has been talked about forever, right?



https://www.al.com/politics/2021/08/plans-for-alabamas-newest-interstate-i-14-progress-in-us-senate.html?fbclid=IwAR2MDh0B88X6rrqM95yD6cwVtpj4ENKHJSPfA2NfTcchEOHsgAr4mDZEnyU

Coming to your town in the year 2751.

Kvetch said:

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Coming to your town in the year 2751.

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Can you say Imminent Domain?

Lots of Texans properties will likely be forced to sell.

PearlJammin said:

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Kvetch said:

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Coming to your town in the year 2751.

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Can you say Imminent Domain?

Lots of Texans properties will likely be forced to sell.

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nah. this will take years.

PearlJammin said:

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Kvetch said:

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Coming to your town in the year 2751.

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Can you say Imminent Domain?

Lots of Texans properties will likely be forced to sell.

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My guess is it will mostly just redesignate current roads like it did for 190 in Bell County. We already have I14 signs.

But I am sure there will be some imminent domain issues in some places.

Why is this needed?

Considering all the names of the military installations it connects I think it should be nicknamed the "Those who shall not be named" Highway

It will run near RELLIS and go next to the bucees in Madisonville

Need more human trafficking lanes, I-10 is getting crowded.

BMX Bandit said:

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PearlJammin said:

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Kvetch said:

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Coming to your town in the year 2751.

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Can you say Imminent Domain?

Lots of Texans properties will likely be forced to sell.

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nah. this will take years.

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So if someone from Midland qualifies for the Masters, it would be a non-stop drive?

YouBet said:

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Why is this needed?

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Seriously this! Do temple and laurel (two of the larger cities on that map) really need to be connected by a highway?

YouBet said:

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Why is this needed?

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Lots of sides to this, including:

1) Eminent domain concerns from rural landowners;
2) Texas interstates not being able to grow at the same rate as our urban population does;
3) Providing new corridors for rail and utilities such as pipelines and electric transmission lines; and
4) Providing free to drive interstate highways versus tolled lanes and toll road alternatives to existing roads.

In general I'd say that transportation improvements generally pay for themselves (at some point), so that this would probably be a good thing. But I'd say we have a greater need for another north-south interstate versus an east-west interstate.

It will update US 190 to interstate standards. Us190/sh6 are same from hearne to bryan then us190 follows sh21 to madisonville then i45 to Huntsville. It doesn't go by Rellis. Also there was a push to follow sh30 instead of sh21 to Huntsville but I think it is still sh21

Design has already been worked on for connecting it through Texas

Driven to Florida or elsewhere on the east coast recently? Traffic is quite congested on the major east west highways currently. With continued population growth in southern states, commercial trucking will have to increase to keep providing goods to all of the new people.

TommyBrady said:

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Design has already been worked on for connecting it through Texas

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but there is no finalized route

SEC Expressway

Finalized publicly? We know what roads this is going to be using. Design starts on loads of transportation projects before its finalized

BQ_90 said:

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SEC Expressway

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This. By the time they finish it, I will be ready to retire and enjoy a life of SEC football road trips & tailgates!

Hey buddy it will end up going right by Rellis and bypass Hearne but thanks

Kvetch said:

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Coming to your town in the year 2751.

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Is that the Pappadeaux to College Station or are we still talking about I-14?

Port of Savannah will get more busy...

Will help the future growth of Austin with Temple and Killeen

The Western section past Killeen wasn't part of the original idea but like everything else the West Texas Extortion team got it done.

agsalaska said:

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PearlJammin said:

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Kvetch said:

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Coming to your town in the year 2751.

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Can you say Imminent Domain?

Lots of Texans properties will likely be forced to sell.

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My guess is it will mostly just redesignate current roads like it did for 190 in Bell County. We already have I14 signs.

But I am sure there will be some imminent domain issues in some places.

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They did the same in BHAM with I-22 that goes (or will eventually?) to Memphis, most of it is still US highway with I-22 signage.

The only real road work I ever saw was the building of the interchange between I-65 and I-22

Louisiana portion will still be full of potholes with a plethora of broken down vehicles on the side of the road.

And kathump kathump kathump all the way across the state.

RDV-1992 said:

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YouBet said:

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Why is this needed?

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Lots of sides to this, including:

1) Eminent domain concerns from rural landowners;
2) Texas interstates not being able to grow at the same rate as our urban population does;
3) Providing new corridors for rail and utilities such as pipelines and electric transmission lines; and
4) Providing free to drive interstate highways versus tolled lanes and toll road alternatives to existing roads.

In general I'd say that transportation improvements generally pay for themselves (at some point), so that this would probably be a good thing. But I'd say we have a greater need for another north-south interstate versus an east-west interstate.

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Yes, we should pass trillion dollar infrastructure bills so that we can have "free" highways. That makes perfect sense.

I know what you're saying. But we've either had no or very few new interstates since the 1950s. Certainly improvements to existing interstates, but not new ones.

Highways cost money but improve commerce.

Also, from a more cynical standpoint, the federal government is going to waste that trillion dollars somewhere. They might as well waste them on us.

They should have publicly domained all of Killeen

45-70Ag said:

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They should have publicly domained all of Killeen

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HAHA.

I did find .243 100 grain at Wal Mart on Stan Schleuter last night. For what its worth.

PearlJammin said:

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Kvetch said:

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Coming to your town in the year 2751.

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Can you say Imminent Domain?

Lots of Texans properties will likely be forced to sell.

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They're using existing right of ways and just upgrading those roads to highway standards.