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Interstate 69E (Texas)

Interstate 69E marker

Interstate 69E
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Existed: December 5, 2011 (2011-12-05) (as I-69) – present
East Rio Grande Valley segment
Length: 53.3 mi (85.8 km)
South end: US 77 / US 83 / University Blvd. in Brownsville (Will be extended to Mexico border)
Major
junctions:
I-169 / SH 550 Toll in Olmito
I-2 / US 83 in Harlingen
North end:
US 77 / Bus. US 77 near Raymondville
Southern unbuilt segment
South end:
I-69E south / US 77 south / Bus. US 77 near Raymondville
North end: I-69E north / US 77 north / SH 44 in Robstown
Corpus Christi area segment
Length: 7.8 mi (12.6 km)
South end: US 77 / SH 44 in Robstown
North end: I-37 / US 77 in Corpus Christi
Northern unbuilt segment
South end: I-69E south / I-37 south / US 77 south in Corpus Christi
Major
junctions:
I-37 north near Corpus Christi
North end: I-69 north / I-69W south / US 59 north / US 77 north in Victoria
Highway system

Interstate 69E marker

Interstate 69E (I-69E) is a relatively short south–north freeway running through South Texas. Once complete the freeway will begin in Brownsville and head northward before terminating near Victoria as both I-69W and I-69E intersect into Interstate 69 towards Houston. For its entire length, I-69E shares its alignment with US 77.

A stated goal of Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) I-69 initiative is that "existing suitable freeway sections of the proposed system be designated as I-69 as soon as possible." A bill was introduced and passed by the House of Representatives that allows interstate quality sections of US 59, US 77, and US 281 to be signed as I-69 regardless of whether or not they connected to other interstate highways.

Texas Department of Transportation submitted an application to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to designate 75 miles of US 59 in the Houston area and 8 miles of US 77 near Corpus Christi as I-69, as these sections are already built to interstate standards and connect to other interstate highways. In August 2011, TxDOT received approval from FHWA for a six-mile segment of US 77 between I-37 and SH 44 near Corpus Christi, and was approved by the AASHTO in October 2011. Officials held a ceremony on December 5, 2011 to unveil I-69 signs on the Robstown-Corpus Christi section.


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