Supercorridor

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A supercorridor is a proposed new type of transportation infrastructure in the United States.

A supercorridor uses swaths of land up to 1,200 feet (365 m) wide to carry parallel links of expressways, rails, and utility lines. The expressway portions are divided into two separate elements: truck lanes and lanes for passenger vehicles. Similarly, the rail lines in the corridor would be divided among freight, commuter, and high-speed rail. Services expected to be carried in the utility corridor include water, electricity, natural gas and petroleum, plus fiber optic lines and other telecommunications services.

Supercorridors bypass traditional national borders instead using inland ports known as "smartports". Border guards and customs officers would check the cargo at these inland ports, like the one to be housed at a US$3.02 million facility being built in Kansas City.^{[citation needed]}

1 Criticism
2 See also
3 References
4 Further reading
5 External links

[edit] Criticism

Critics of supercorridors complain that existing transportation infrastructure is not being invested in and maintained. Other critics are concerned about the environmental damage which might occur by creating a supercorridor.^[1] Acquisition of large swaths of land for such corridors has created an intense debate over property rights and the use of eminent domain.

Concerns regarding American job preservation (from the resulting influx of migrant truckers) threaten trucking unions. More men are employed by semi trucking companies in the United States, a statistic which will likely be changed by open border treaties.^{[citation needed]}