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CONGRESSWOMAN CAROL MILLER SUPPORT LETTER Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Congresswoman Carol Miller Backs East-West TransAmerica Corridor, Becomes First Ways and Means Member to Join National Coalition West Virginia’s First District Representative also supports clarifying the corridor’s statutory route description through West Virginia. CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI — OCTOBER 19, 2026 TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. (TAC) announced today that U.S. Representative Carol D. Miller […]
READ MORECONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER SUPPORT LETTER Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE House Oversight Chairman James Comer Issues Letter of Support for the East-West TransAmerica Corridor Kentucky’s 1st District Congressman is the third Member of Congress to send a Letter of Support, following Congressmen Hal Rogers and Mike Bost. CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI — OCTOBER 9, 2026 TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. today announced that it has […]
READ MORECONGRESSMAN ROGERS ANNOUNCES I-66 BYPASS FUNDING Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. applauds $85 Million INFRA Grant for Somerset Northern Bypass (I-66) Congressman Hal Rogers announces third-largest federal transportation grant in Kentucky history; federal funding for the I-66 Bypass now totals $167 million. SOMERSET, KENTUCKY — SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. the nonprofit leading the effort to complete and extend […]
READ MOREVirginia and West Virginia Officials Look To Connect the Coalfields Expressway
“It’s a generational project.” — Ed Compton, West Virginia Deputy State Highway Engineer. Virginia and West Virginia Officials Look To Connect the Coalfields Expressway By Robert Spurlock Officials from Virginia and West Virginia met in Princeton, West Virginia, on August 31 to compare notes on the Coalfields Expressway (U.S. Route 121) — a decades-old, limited-access […]
READ MORECONGRESSMAN MIKE BOST SUPPORT LETTER Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Congressman Mike Bost Voices Support for Completing Future Interstate 66 Through Southern Illinois Letter arrives as Congress weighs surface transportation reauthorization. CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI — SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. (TAC), the nonprofit leading the effort to complete and extend the congressionally authorized Future Interstate 66 corridor, announced today that it […]
READ MOREDEAN OF THE HOUSE SUPPORT LETTER Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dean of the House highlights Somerset Northern Bypass (already designated I-66) as a critical link in the future interstate corridor Congressman Hal Rogers reaffirms support for the East-West TransAmerica Corridor (I-66), citing $82 million in secured funding for Kentucky’s I-66 connection. CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI — SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. today […]
READ MOREI-365 and I-66 in Kentucky: Two Corridors, One Shared Roadway
“I-365 and I-66 are not rivals for the same road, they are two federally authorized corridors sharing the same 88 miles of Kentucky pavement, and neither cancels the other.” — Robert Spurlock, President/Executive Director of TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. I-365 and I-66 in Kentucky: Two Corridors, One Shared Roadway By Robert Spurlock While only about five […]
READ MORESetting the Record Straight: The I-66 Corridor Is Not Cancelled
“Studies pause. RODs get rescinded and reissued once new studies and EIS are done. Congressional authorization isn’t so easily cancelled.” — Robert Spurlock, President/Executive Director of TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. Setting the Record Straight: The I-66 Corridor Is Not Cancelled By Robert Spurlock Recently, inaccurate claims have circulated online about the status of the East-West TransAmerica […]
READ MORECAFI Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE East-West TransAmerica Corridor Added to Congressionally Authorized Future Interstate Coalition Map TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. joins national CAFI initiative supporting dedicated federal funding for congressionally authorized Future Interstate corridors. CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI — MAY 8, 2026 TransAmerica Corridor, Inc. today announced that the East-West TransAmerica Corridor, proposed as Future Interstate 66 and Future Interstate […]
READ MOREThe Rebirth of a Corridor
“The future of the regions in between I-70 and I-40, including southeast Missouri where this project originated, will be decided by what we do now in order to complete the Interstate 66 TransAmerica Corridor. The best way to create growth remains direct access to the national economy and markets. This corridor will allow us to […]
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