Why THESE STATES Want I-69 SO BAD | The Superhighway Revisited

Mississippi delta resident here 🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏽‍♂️ everything you said about this state is true. 😢😢😢 I’m a truck driver and I always say Mississippi needs a few more interstates plus better road ways

Always weird seeing the face of someone that you watched several videos where they are audio only.

bro you have one of the calmest voices on this site, so refreshing among all the over-excited kids!

I've lived in Michigan since 1998 and had no idea that I69 was intended to extend down to Mexico. Here in Michigan we've always taken it for granted, and we use it to travel south to I94 to go to Illinois, south through Indiana, or north to cross the Blue Water Bridge into Canada. Most of I69 in Michigan extends through rural areas, which is one reason it is such a pleasure to drive. The portion south of Lansing carries very little traffic, and the portion north of Lansing carries even less. Thanks for a very informative video.

I grew up in Evansville IN and I-69 was very controversial when I was a kid. There were a lot of people who were upset about the proposed routes and the eminent domaining of property in order to construct a new roadway instead of upgrading existing roads. I actually know two families whose homes were taken over in order to build the road. On the other hand, the completed I-69 between Evansville and Bloomington cuts more than an hour off of that drive alone. It’s a wonderful road to drive on and I use it constantly. I always find it funny to see people with anti-I-69 bumper stickers driving on I-69 though, lol

OK the 69-96 situation really got me

Just landed on this video by chance and man, I’ve never been into highways before. But something about how you’ve put this together just clicks. Now I’m hooked. Great job.

As someone who lives about an hour north of Evansville on 69, I'm so happy that the project in Indy is almost finished. I am from Michigan and moved here almost 15 years ago. The amount of time saved when we travel there or back is at least 1 1/2 hours. As has been pointed out, the barrels going north of Evansville never disappear, they just randomly change places about once a month.😏

It’s always nice to see a fellow black man interested in this field!

The portion just south of Indianapolis is nearly complete ( 5 miles remaining) and it's extremely nice. A welcome addition to the area.

A few years back I would travel along the parkways to get from the far southeast corner of KY, where I live, over to where the western KY parkway hits I24. I remember the "Future I69 Corridor" signs. The last time I was out that way, it was signed as "I69" from Hopkinsville (I169 junction) out to I24. The interchange they built back at I169 was a headache during construction but now it is awesome! And, yes, we love our parkways! Come out and drive them, especially those in Eastern KY. Some of the most beautiful lands and scenic by ways I have ever seen! Thanks for this video! Great stuff!

Another big possible big motivation for Indiana to create this "NAFTA Superhighway" is because of the GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado assembly plant just south of Fort Wayne at the southern terminus of I-469. The plant is conveniently placed near an interstate that will connect some of the largest southern border crossings all the way up to it directly. This is important because many components that go into these General Motor trucks are actually manufactured in Mexico. The assembly plant is a strong backbone for Fort Wayne's continuous growth and hub for large businesses.

You're a real geographer--not just a purveyor of factoids and listicles. Thanks.

These are always so well done. I got a bunch of other stuff I SHOULD be doing, but I wind up travelling with Mike. And I don't even live in any of these states. LOL

Thank you, this was very interesting! My son and I traveled from Monroe County, Michigan to Bloomington, Indiana on a college visit to IU, and we were very interested in all the new construction and the signs highlighting the “new” I-69 freeway in Indiana. I did some research to learn about it back then, but your video really helped answer a lot of questions. I’ve always been interested in maps and roads, and it’s very interesting to me to learn the process that it takes to put in a “super highway.” As someone who has lived with I-69 in the state of Michigan her whole life, to think that it might actually run from Canada to Mexico someday is pretty amazing!

Ft. Wayne resident here. I am also a truck driver and have driven much of the completed and future corridors. I am really excited to see the whole super highway completed.

If any town needs a economic boost it’s Mayfield, KY it’s basically a parking lot at the moment even 2 years after the EF4 tornado nearly erased it

Born/raised in Indianapolis, then spent 13 years in Fort Wayne before moving to Houston. Have traveled it to Port Huron when travelling for business to Toronto. Aside from I-69 south of Houston, I'm pretty sure I've been on every stretch of it multiple times. 🙂

Thanks for making this fantastic documentary! I've lived near I-69 (Fishers IN) during much of my adult life, going north to Ft. Wayne. Glad to have enjoyed part of I-69 toward Evansville from Bloomington. It's great to have 4 major interstates crossing through my hometown.

You made a great point about I-69 being an alternative to I-35 in Austin. I live in Austin and I-35 is gridlocked most of the time. I used to live in Houston and drove on US-59 both north and south from Houston. I use to commute from SW Houston to downtown on US-59. It really needs improvement and upgrades, and Houston is underserved by the interstate highway system.