This bill would add United States Route 287 from State Highway 87 in Port Arthur, Texas, to United States Route 89 in Choteau, Montana, to the list of high-priority corridors in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. It would also designate that route as Interstate Route I-47 by amending sections 1105(c) and 1105(e)(5) of that Act.
If passed, the named stretch of US Route 287 would be officially listed in federal law as a high-priority corridor and given the interstate number I-47. The bill was introduced on May 11, 2026, by Senators John Cornyn and Cynthia Lummis and was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Current status: In Progress.
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The bill was introduced by Senators John Cornyn and Cynthia Lummis. No publicly available information about their stated reasons appears in the bill text provided.
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