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Bill to rename road as I-27 passes Senate
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Federal legislation aiming to rename the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as I-27 passed the U.S. Senate Thursday. New Mexico Senators. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, both Democrats,and Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Republicans, sponsored the I-27 Numbering Act of 2023 which now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Ports-to-Plains Corridor, or I-27, is expected to run from Laredo, Texas, to Raton, New Mexico. “The Ports-to-Plains Alliance is very appreciative of the ongoing support by Senator Ted Cruz for the Future Interstate Highway in Texas and New Mexico,” Ports-to-Plains Alliance President/CEO Lauren Garduño said in a press release.