Kentucky

I-63 Corridor B

I-63 first follows US 23 Corridor B in the Appalachian Development Highway System Corridor B north from the existing I-26/I-81 interchange between Kingsport and Johnson City Tennessee into Kentucky, linking Huntington West Virginia, Portsmouth Ohio.

I-50

The I-50 Trans America Highway start from the US 460 Corridor Q then general follows the old I-66 corridor through the state to Missouri. The remaining section of the original "I-66" in the east may form an I-150 spur to I-62 in West Virginia.

West Viginia

I-50

I-50 would use the planned U.S. 52 King Coal Highway four-lane divided highway, the original route for "I-73/I-74" through West Virginia to Columbus Ohio that was cancelled in Ohio. The King Coal Highway Authority was established by the West Virginia Legislature in March of 1999 to promote and advance the construction of a four-lane divided highway that will become the new routing for U.S. 52 through McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Wyoming and Wayne counties replacing theexisting U.S. Route 52. The Authority coordinates with counties, municipalities, state and federal agencies, public nonprofit corporations, private corporations, associations, partnerships and individuals for the purpose of planning, assisting and establishing recreational, tourism, industrial, economic and community development of the King Coal Highway for the benefit of West Virginians.

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) plans to build the highway from a point near Williamson – at the intersection of WV 65 and U.S. 119 – to Interstate 77 at its U.S. 52 interchange in the Bluefield area (see map). After evaluating six alternative routes for the highway and considering public comments from a May 1998 public information workshop, WVDOH selected a Preferred Alternative. By the year 2020, engineers estimate the new highway would cut travel time on the existing US 52 to almost in half.

The Preferred Alternative plan also includes a 4-lane connector, nearly five miles long, to improve access into Williamson. The connector would also provide access to the Mingo County Airport.The Preferred Alternative was chosen on the basis of its ability to meet the needs of the project while minimizing impact on the natural, physical and social environments. This selected route avoids the greatest number of archaeological resources and has the least impact on businesses and residences. This Preferred Alternative, however, remains "preliminary" until the completion of the entire public involvement process.

The U.S. 52 King Coal Highway will be a four-lane divided highway with partially controlled access between Williamson and Bluefield.It ultimately will cover approximately 90 miles of mountainous southern West Virginia, opening it up to faster, safer transportation.The route was designated as a High Priority Corridor in the National Highway System in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.The corridor was actually designated as Future Interstate 73 and Interstate 74 Corridor and still is today. Since then, Michigan widthdrew its support for I-73 and Ohio widthdrew its support of both I-73 and I-74. North Carolina proceeded to build its sections of both I-73 and I-74 and South Carolina still plans to complete their part if funding exist. Virginia supported I-73 until 2012, but finally decided to cancel all planning of I-73 through the state

U.S. 52 TOLSIA Highway

The TOLSIA Highway is the portion of U.S. 52 in southern West Virginia that runs between Kenova in Wayne County and Williamson in Mingo County.The acronym is taken from the "Tug-Ohio-Levisa-Sandy Improvement Association", a group of local business people and community leaders who successfully lobbied in the 1950s and 1960s to have a new roadway constructed along the Big Sandy River.After the new road was built, the U.S. 52 designation which previously had applied to the road connecting Huntington and Crum was moved to the new road. The old road was renumbered as U.S. 152.State and federal officials pressed ahead with plans for upgrading it from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided highway.The new, upgraded road will be built in three sections, the first from Kenova to Fort Gay, the second from Fort Gay to Crum, and the third from Crum to Kermit. Construction on the upgrade, estimated to cost more than $800 million, began in 1996 and was expected to take a decade or longer to complete.

I-63 Emancipation Underground Railroad Historical Corridor

The conceptual I-63 runs along U.S. 23 in Kentucky then U.S. 52 into Ohio.

I-50 Trans American Pioneer Historical Corridor

The new conceptual I-50 Trans America Highway replaces the now cancelled "I-66" Trans America Corridor. I-50 follows the US 121 Coalfields Expressway into the state and the US 52 King Coal Highway to I-77.

I-68 Ohio River Mound-Builders Historical Corridor

The I-68 West Extension is a real proposal of WVDOT with one route under study to New Martinsville shown. The I-68 routing along WV 2 to Parkersburg is a conceptual route not in the current WVDOT I-68 plans.

Ohio

I-63 Emancipation Underground Railroad Historical Corridor

I-63 departs from Corridor B following new terrain route to US 68 terminating at I-75 Findlay.       

I-66 Ohio River Mound-Builders Historical Corridor

I-66 follows US 35 to Dayton and I-70 west of the city.

I-68 Ohio River Mound-Builder Historical Corridor

I-68 extends west from West Virginia first along US 50 then OH 32 to Cincinnati, terminating at the existing I-275 then east along the new OH 32 Eastern Corridor.

Virginia

I-50 Trans American Pioneer Corridor

The I-50 Trans American Pioneer Corridor enters Virginia along the US 460 Appalachian Development Highway Corridor Q Connector, then along the U.S. 121 Coalfields Expressway into West Virginia. I-50 then along U.S. 460 to Blackburg and I-81. I-50 then follows U.S. 460 from I-81 to the Chesapeake/Norfolk area in Virginia, to end in Virginia Beach via I-264.

I-87 Raleigh-Norfolk Interstate Corridor

I-87 is the new designation for the Raliegh-Norfolk Interstate Corridor authorized by the new Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015.

North Carolina

 

Redesignate I-74 to I-46   

Because I-74 in North Carolina will never connect to I-74 in Ohio, I-74 in North Carolina should be redesignated to I-46 from I-77 to Wilmington North Carolina.

High Priority Interstate 87 Corridor 13

Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor from Raleigh, North Carolina, through Rocky Mount, Williamston, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia.

The US 64/US 17 Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor became a Future Interstate Corridor in the new Fixing America's Surface Transportation Reauthorization {FAST} and Reform Act of 2015.The AASHTO approved the I-87 designation for this corridor, although this duplicates the existing route number of the New York Thruway north from New York City to Albany.

High Priority Interstate 785 Corridor 40 [created in ISTEA]

The Greensboro Corridor from Danville, Virginia, to Greensboro, North Carolina, along United States Route 29.

High Priority Interstate 795 Corridor 81 [created in FAST]

United States Route 117/Interstate Route 795 from United States Route 70 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North Carolina.

High Priority Interstate 42 Corridor 82 [created in FAST]

United States Route 70 from its intersection with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina.

After US 70 became a Future Interstate Corridor in FAST, the AAHSTO approved the I-42 designation for the new Interstate Corridor.

U.S. 74 to I-38

The southern segment of I-74 in North Carolina should be changed to I-38 to from I-26 to Wilmington as I-38.

South Carolina

I-63 Emancipation Xpress Corridor

The existing I-26 be renumber I-63 designation to create a single Interstate corridor from South Carolina to Ohio.

The Selected Northern Corridor in South Carolina for ISTEA Future I-73

The Selected Southern Corridor in South Carolina for ISTEA Future I-73