Brazos County Commissioners Support Resolution Expanding The Interstate 14 Corridor

The future Interstate 14 around the north and east sides of Bryan/College Station is proposed to extend into west Texas and continue into Mississippi.

That’s according to a resolution in the U.S. House that was supported at this week’s Brazos County commission meeting.

Click HERE to read and download the Brazos County resolution.

The resolution calls for extending I-14 to the Midland/Odessa area and build freeway extensions connecting Beaumont and Junction to the new interstate.

Click HERE to read and download the map of the extended Interstate 14 corridor.

Commissioner Nancy Berry and the director of the B-C-S metropolitan planning organization, Dan Rudge, says the resolution that is supported by members of Congress from Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi is part of the next federal highway bill.

Senator John Cornyn expects action on the highway bill to take place when members return from the August recess. Cornyn says funding for the new highway bill will come from a “user fee model” and not from raising the federal gas tax or increasing deficit spending.

Click below for comments from Nancy Berry, Dan Rudge, and John Cornyn, visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver:

Listen to “Brazos County Commissioners support a resolution extending the Interstate 14 corridor” on Spreaker.

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