Interstate 69 in Texas
highway in Texas
Interstate 69 (I-69) is an Interstate Highway that is in the process of being built in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of a longer I-69 extension known as the NAFTA superhighway, that, if fully realized, would connect Canada to Mexico via controlled-access highways. In Texas, it is intended to connect Tenaha and the Louisiana segment of the route through the eastern part of the state and along the Texas Gulf Coast to Victoria, where it would split into three branches: I-69E to Brownsville, I-69C to Pharr, and I-69W to Laredo.
The first segment of I-69 in Texas was opened in 2011 near Corpus Christi. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved an additional 58 miles (93 km) of U.S. Highway 77 (US 77) from Brownsville to the Willacy–Kenedy county line for designation as I-69, which was to be signed as I-69E upon concurrence from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). FHWA approval for this segment was announced in 2013. By 2015, a 74.9-mile (120.5 km) section of US 59 had been completed and designated as I-69 through Greater Houston. As of 2024, short segments near the southern termini of the three branch routes (I-69E, I-69C, and I-69W) have also all been completed. These branches are planned to be connected to the rest of Interstate 69.
Route description
Currently, the mainline I-69 begins just south of Rosenberg then continues to Sugar Land before entering through Downtown Houston before exiting through New Caney and ending at Cleveland where the route continues as US 59.
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