Federal Government Awards $1 Million for Planning Study of Future I-27 Segment Near Raton
The federal government has awarded the city of Raton, New Mexico, $1 million through the fiscal 2026 appropriations law to support planning work for upgrading the roughly 92 miles of U.S. 64 and U.S. 87 from the Texas state line to Raton into a future Interstate 27, which would connect northward to Interstate 25. The award was reported in late October. The proposed interstate is part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, intended to link North America's farm and energy regions with trade routes to Mexico and Canada and to improve freight movement in northeastern New Mexico.
Officials stress that the money funds only early-stage work — planning studies, environmental review and preliminary design — not construction; building the highway would take years and is not guaranteed. Raton, in New Mexico's northeastern corner near the Colorado line, is the corridor's northern gateway in the state.
(Source: Colorado Public Radio)
Source: Colorado Public Radio
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