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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2611 

To designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 4, 2021 

Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. WICKER, and Mrs. 

HYDE-SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To designate high priority corridors on the National Highway 

System, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL 

4 HIGHWAY SYSTEM. 

5 (a) IDENTIFICATION.— 

6 (1) CENTRAL TEXAS CORRIDOR.—Section 

7 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 

8 Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 

9 Stat. 2032; 129 Stat. 1422) is amended by striking 

10 paragraph (84) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(84) The Central Texas Corridor, including 

2 the route— 

3 ‘‘(A) commencing in the vicinity of Texas 

4 Highway 338 in Odessa, Texas, running east5 ward generally following Interstate Route 20, 

6 connecting to Texas Highway 158 in the vicin7 ity of Midland, Texas, then following Texas 

8 Highway 158 eastward to United States Route 

9 87 and then following United States Route 87 

10 southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San 

11 Angelo, Texas, and connecting to United States 

12 Route 190 in the vicinity of Brady, Texas; 

13 ‘‘(B) commencing at the intersection of 

14 Interstate Route 10 and United States Route 

15 190 in Pecos County, Texas, and following 

16 United States Route 190 to Brady, Texas; 

17 ‘‘(C) following portions of United States 

18 Route 190 eastward, passing in the vicinity of 

19 Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, 

20 College Station, Huntsville, Livingston, Wood21 ville, and Jasper, to the logical terminus of 

22 Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge 

23 at Burrs Crossing and including a loop gen24 erally encircling Bryan/College Station, Texas; 


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1 ‘‘(D) following United States Route 83 

2 southward from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to 

3 a logical connection to Interstate Route 10 at 

4 Junction, Texas; 

5 ‘‘(E) following United States Route 69 

6 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, 

7 north to United States Route 190 in the vicin8 ity of Woodville, Texas; 

9 ‘‘(F) following United States Route 96 

10 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, 

11 north to United States Route 190 in the vicin12 ity of Jasper, Texas; and 

13 ‘‘(G) following United States Route 190, 

14 State Highway 305, and United States Route 

15 385 from Interstate Route 10 in Pecos County, 

16 Texas, to Interstate 20 at Odessa, Texas.’’. 

17 (2) CENTRAL LOUISIANA CORRIDOR.—Section 

18 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 

19 Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 

20 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018), is amended by adding 

21 at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(92) The Central Louisiana Corridor com23 mencing at the logical terminus of Louisiana High24 way 8 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing 

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1 way 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then eastward on 

2 Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of Al3 exandria, Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the log4 ical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mis5 sissippi River Bridge at Vidalia, Louisiana.’’. 

6 (3) CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CORRIDOR.—Section 

7 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 

8 Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 

9 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) (as amended by para10 graph (2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(93) The Central Mississippi Corridor, includ13 ing the route— 

14 ‘‘(A) commencing at the logical terminus 

15 of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi 

16 River and then generally following portions of 

17 United States Route 84 passing in the vicinity 

18 of Natchez, Brookhaven, Monticello, Prentiss, 

19 and Collins, to Interstate Route 59 in the vicin20 ity of Laurel, Mississippi, and continuing on 

21 Interstate Route 59 north to Interstate Route 

22 20 and on Interstate Route 20 to the Mis23 sissippi–Alabama State border; and 

24 ‘‘(B) commencing in the vicinity of Laurel, 

25 Mississippi, running south on Interstate Route 


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1 59 to United States Route 98 in the vicinity of 

2 Hattiesburg, connecting to United States Route 

3 49 south then following United States Route 49 

4 south to Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of 

5 Gulfport and following Mississippi Route 601 

6 southerly terminating near the Mississippi State 

7 Port at Gulfport.’’. 

8 (4) MIDDLE ALABAMA CORRIDOR.—Section 

9 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 

10 Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 

11 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) (as amended by para12 graph (3)) is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(94) The Middle Alabama Corridor including 

15 the route— 

16 ‘‘(A) beginning at the Alabama–Mississippi 

17 border generally following portions of I–20 until 

18 following a new interstate extension paralleling 

19 United States Highway 80, specifically— 

20 ‘‘(B) crossing Alabama Route 28 near 

21 Coatopa, Alabama, traveling eastward crossing 

22 United States Highway 43 and Alabama Route 

23 69 near Selma, Alabama, traveling eastwards 

24 closely paralleling United States Highway 80 to 

25 the south crossing over Alabama Routes 22, 41, 


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1 and 21, until its intersection with I–65 near 

2 Hope Hull, Alabama; 

3 ‘‘(C) continuing east along the proposed 

4 Montgomery Outer Loop south of Montgomery, 

5 Alabama where it would next join with I–85 

6 east of Montgomery, Alabama; 

7 ‘‘(D) continuing along I–85 east bound 

8 until its intersection with United States High9 way 280 near Opelika, Alabama or United 

10 States Highway 80 near Tuskegee, Alabama; 

11 ‘‘(E) generally following the most expe12 dient route until intersecting with existing 

13 United States Highway 80 (JR Allen Parkway) 

14 through Phenix City until continuing into Co15 lumbus, Georgia.’’. 

16 (5) MIDDLE GEORGIA CORRIDOR.—Section 

17 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 

18 Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 

19 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) (as amended by para20 graph (4)) is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(95) The Middle Georgia Corridor including 

23 the route— 

24 ‘‘(A) beginning at the Alabama–Georgia 

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1 way from Columbus, Georgia to Augusta, Geor2 gia, specifically— 

3 ‘‘(B) travelling along United States Route 

4 80 (JR Allen Parkway) through Columbus, 

5 Georgia and near Fort Benning, Georgia, east 

6 to Talbot County, Georgia where it would follow 

7 Georgia Route 96, then commencing on Georgia 

8 Route 49C (Fort Valley Bypass) to Georgia 

9 Route 49 (Peach Parkway) to its intersection 

10 with Interstate Route 75 in Byron, Georgia; 

11 ‘‘(C) continuing north along Interstate 

12 Route 75 through Warner Robins and Macon, 

13 Georgia where it would meet Interstate Route 

14 16, then following Interstate Route 16 east it 

15 would next join United States Route 80 and 

16 then onto State Route 57; 

17 ‘‘(D) commencing with State Route 57 

18 which turns into State Route 24 near 

19 Milledgeville, Georgia would then bypass Wrens, 

20 Georgia with a newly constructed bypass, and 

21 after the bypass it would join United States 

22 Route 1 near Fort Gordon into Augusta, Geor23 gia where it will terminate at Interstate Route 

24 520.’’. 


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1 (b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN SEGMENTS ON INTER2 STATE SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal 

3 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public 

4 Law 102–240; 109 Stat. 597; 126 Stat. 427; 129 Stat. 

5 1422; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended, in the first sentence— 

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(84),’’ after 

7 ‘‘subsection (c)(83),’’; and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘and subsection (c)(91)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘subsection (c)(91), subsection (c)(92), sub10 section (c)(93), subsection (c)(94), and subsection 

11 (c)(95)’’. 

12 (c) DESIGNATION.—Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the 

13 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

14 (Public Law 102–240; 109 Stat. 597; 129 Stat. 1422; 133 

15 Stat. 3018) is amended by striking the fifteenth sentence 

16 and inserting the following: ‘‘The route referred to in sub17 section (c)(84)(A) is designated as Interstate Route I–14 

18 North. The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(B) is 

19 designated as Interstate Route I–14 South. The Bryan/ 

20 College Station, Texas loop referred to in subsection 

21 (c)(84)(C) is designated as Interstate Route I–214. The 

22 routes referred to in subsections (c)(84)(C), (c)(92), 

23 (c)(93), (c)(94), and (c)(95) are designated as Interstate 

24 Route I–14. The routes referred to in subparagraphs (D), 

25 (E), (F), and (G) of subsection (c)(84) and subparagraph 


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1 (B) of subsection (c)(93) shall each be given separate 

2 Interstate route numbers.’’. 

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