This bill would change a 1991 transportation law to add U.S. Route 287 as a new high-priority corridor and to give that route an interstate number. It names the corridor as running from State Highway 87 in Port Arthur to U.S. Route 89 in Choteau. The bill also amends the law that sets up interstate designations so that the route added is specifically called Interstate Route I-47.
The text names Route 287 as a federally listed high-priority corridor and assigns it the interstate number I-47. The bill text itself does not describe construction, funding, or exact changes to roads, signs, or travel. No publicly available information on direct local effects is included in the provided text.
No publicly available information on costs, funding sources, or budget effects is included in the provided bill text.
No publicly available information in the provided text about supporters' statements or reasons for the bill. The bill was introduced by Representatives Brian Babin, Pete Sessions, Wesley Hunt, John Rose, Randy Weber, and Roger Williams.
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