COMPLETING THE SEGMENTS
The TransAmerica Corridor is more than a highway, it’s a versatile multi-faceted, environmentally friendly transportation corridor that will impact tomorrow by finishing the segments linking America’s deep water ports, connecting towns that the current interstate system forgot, and allow our nation to compete in the 21st century.
It's divided into three segments for construction.
The TransAmerica Corridor is the long foreseen interstate spine primarily situated between I-70 and I-40, allowing for a single major connection from coast to coast for the first time in American history.
It’s divided into three segments for construction.
Virginia to Illinois
Utilizing the current I-66, I-79, US 119, US 460, paired with Future I-50 and Future I-73, these highways converge at Williamson, WV, until they reach Cape Girardeau, MO.
Missouri to New Mexico
From Cape Girardeau, MO to Springfield, MO, with continued upgrades on US 400 to Wichita, traversing US 400 to US 50 and US 10 at Walsenburg, until reaching Farmington, NM.
Arizona to California
Upgrading US 160 to US 98, spanning Page, AZ, entering Utah, and continuing past St. George, UT, and Las Vegas, NV, the corridor reaches Porterville, CA and finally San Luis Obispo, CA.
TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. is the national voice of the designated route communities, and is the only national advocacy organization dedicated to expanding economic opportunities for the entire corridor.
OUR MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES
MISSION: The East-West TransAmerica Corridor (I-66 + I-50) is a transformational economic and freight corridor designed to connect communities, strengthen American industry, and accelerate coast-to-coast commerce through strategic partnerships with cities, counties, chambers of commerce, ports, and businesses along the route. As competing international trade corridors like the Mexico Interoceanic Corridor rapidly expand, America must act now to secure its economic competitiveness, supply chain resilience, and national security by establishing this route as a premier freight and military mobility corridor for the future.
VISION: We envision a stronger, more competitive America connected by a modern East-West continental corridor that enhances freight mobility, economic development, energy and utility infrastructure, and national security. The TransAmerica Corridor is a bipartisan initiative dedicated to expanding America’s transportation capacity through partnerships with communities, businesses, and industry across the nation.
VALUES: We believe in America’s ability to lead the world through innovation, infrastructure, and economic opportunity. We are committed to strengthening the nation’s highway system by building a world-class transportation corridor that serves as a critical link in the global supply chain. Through strategic investment, regional partnerships, and infrastructure development, we aim to create jobs, support businesses, and drive long-term economic growth for communities across the corridor.
About UsTHE CURRENT FEDERAL TRANSCONTINENTAL STATUTORY ROUTE DESIGNATION
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Section 1105 (c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amended at the end of paragraph (3) and the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-59-November 28, 1995) Section 332 (a-1-A) is amended as follows:
East-West Transamerica Corridor commencing on the Atlantic Coast in the Hampton Roads area going westward across Virginia to the vicinity of Lynchburg, Virginia, continuing west to serve Roanoke and then to a West Virginia corridor centered around Beckley to Welch as part of the Coalfields Expressway described in section 1069(v), then to Williamson sharing a common corridor with the I-73/74 Corridor (referred to in item 12 of the table contained in subsection (f)), then to a Kentucky Corridor centered on the cities of Pikeville, Jenkins, Hazard, London, Somerset; then generally following the Louie B. Nunn Parkway corridor [I-66] from Somerset to Columbia, to I-65; then to Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Benton, and Paducah, into Illinois, and into Missouri and exiting western Missouri and moving westward across southern Kansas.
Future I-66 + I-50
A New Transportation Act
The proposed Build America 250 Act has the potential to become a transformational funding and policy framework for America’s congressionally designated Future Interstate Corridors. By prioritizing long-range national transportation investments, the legislation would help accelerate the completion of High Priority Corridors that have already been authorized by Congress but remain unfinished due to decades of fragmented funding. Corridors such as Future I-66/I-50, I-27, I-42, I-57, I-73, and other Future Interstate Corridors would gain a clearer pathway toward planning, environmental review, design, and construction, creating a more resilient national freight network while improving rural connectivity, economic competitiveness, and national security.
The Act would recognize that many of these corridors are no longer merely state projects, but nationally significant transportation assets that connect ports, manufacturing centers, agricultural regions, military installations, and emerging logistics hubs across multiple states. For the East-West TransAmerica Corridor, the legislation could provide a critical mechanism to advance Congress’s long-standing vision of High Priority Corridor 3 as a modern transcontinental transportation corridor serving freight mobility, economic development, and supply chain resilience for the next generation.
Build America 250 Act
Sign Up For Updates
Email Updates
Find the latest project news and updates.
Video Updates
As we move the project from ideation to construction, we'll be documenting many of the steps undertaken. Subscribe to the YouTube Channel.
Subscribe to the YouTube ChannelProject News
OUR PARTNERS
Industry leaders, corporate partners, and local governments form the foundation of the TransAmerica Corridor Coalition’s advocacy efforts through financial support, sponsorships, and grassroots engagement. Annual memberships and event sponsorships help sustain a strong, unified voice dedicated to advancing future interstate development, improving freight mobility, and driving regional economic growth. Their support enables the Coalition to conduct research, expand outreach, and coordinate stakeholder engagement that turns local priorities into meaningful national action across the corridor.
