Talk:Interstate 69

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  • Was there ever any previous attempt from MDOT or some other highway organizations to truncate I-69 on the highway between Grayling, MI and Lansing, MI on what is now known as U.S. Highway 127? --SuperDude 20:46, 17 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Apparently, this was never addressed, but I may as well now; I-69 was never on the (now-)US-127 corridor. When it was extended from Charlotte in the 70s, it went straight to Flint, junctioning with—and its new terminus passing—what was then US-27 (which I believe is what you may be talking about, and whose northern terminus has been truncated at Fort Wayne) by a good 40 miles. —IW4UTC 16:29, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


  • Having recently visited USA for the first time and seen the "future corridor" signs to the southwest of Houston, Texas I have been surfing the net and found out about the planned Canada to Mexico I-69. I feel this should be mentioned in the introduction to this article, not just under "Notes" and "External Links". --PeterR 16:58, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


  • The final route of I-69 from Indianapolis to Evansville has not been settled and is still being hottly debated in Indiana. There have been several acts of vandalism in recent weeks related to the expansion. I updated the notes to reflect this.

[edit] Expansion (merge?)

  • I think that the proposed expansion route needs to have its own section or sub-section, aside from the notes. I also think the expansion route notes need to be better ordered and perhaps start in Indianapolis and move south to the mexican border (north to south) instead of the way it is currently arranged (south to north)
    • I've added a new section; the geographic ordering, I guess, is a matter of preference. Lordsutch 06:16, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • As a side comment, I've added merge tags from Southern Indiana Toll Road; as an entirely future route, it seems more proper to have it in this article as a section. —Rob (talk) 21:38, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
    • I tend to agree with the idea of a merge; the SITR will not really be distinct from I-69, and probably does not merit a separate article.--Lordsutch 03:44, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
      • Hmm. No real consensus here. We'll keep the article and I'll add a {{main}} tag. —Rob (talk) 20:38, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
    • It would be nice if there was a map provided of the proposed expansion routing. MarkMascolino 04:28, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MS stretch already open!?

Then why in the heck isn't it showing up on Google or Rand McNally, even under construction dashes? --KHill-LTown 06:38, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Beats me... MDOT doesn't even show it on its maps. But it's there, and thousands of people have driven it. Lordsutch 06:18, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Wow. I didn't realize it was already signed. --NE2 06:38, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Is I-69 completed between the MS/TN state line and the MS-304 junction? This map seems to suggest it is, but I'm assuming it's just a signed duplex with 55? I'm lookin to update the map I made and need to know what exactly is completed and open in MS. Cheers! Stratosphere (U T) 03:03, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
From the photos, it doesn't look like it's signed along I-55. --NE2 03:33, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
No, the concurrency is not signed; I don't think MDOT and TDOT have the authority to do that until the SIU 9 environmental study receives its Record of Decision from FHWA (probably at least a year off). --Lordsutch 23:01, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
Cool thanks. Stratosphere (U T) 23:19, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
I didn't think FHWA approval was needed to post an overlap, only AASHTO approval. The overlap would add no Interstate mileage, so there would be nothing for FHWA to approve. --NE2 00:42, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
Yes, but the actual routing of I-69 along the whole SIU isn't technically approved yet by FHWA; they could still say no to the unbuilt section between Millington and Memphis, necessitating a change in the remainder of the route. --Lordsutch 03:06, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
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