New Mexico-Texas interstate designation introduces an exciting freight corridor

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

President Joe Biden unveiled the Ports-to-Plaints Corridor plan back on March 15, and the departments of transportation in both New Mexico and Texas have been excitedly eyeing its progress, hoping to extend several roadways in their states. The Ports-to-Plans project is intended to designate an entirely new roadway interstate, something that has been sought since 1998.

A new freight corridor is intended to create less congested options to facilitate trade between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. A whopping $96 billion in exports is handled between corridor states like Texas and New Mexico.

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