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If passed, by Congress, Interstate 27 would be expanded north to Denver and south to Laredo. Parts of existing US highways, including US 87, would be used for the expansion
Rep. Arrington reintroduces Ports-to-Plains highway legislation Rep. Arrington reintroduces Ports-to-Plains highway legislation (Source: Ports-to-Plains Alliance) By Blair Sabol | March 9, 2021 at 10:17 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 1:38 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - An ambitious interstate highway that would stretch from the Rio Grande Valley up to the Panhandle and through the Heartland of America is once again âon the mapâ for this congressional session.
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Lubbock) alongside Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) have re-introduced the âPorts-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021â to expand and upgrade I-27.
It would create a 4-lane federal highway from the south Texas border, where the second-largest port in the U.S. is, all the way to Canada.