The
proposed Gulf Coast Strategic Highway System has
been conceived to meet the transportation needs U.S. Army
facilities in Texas and Louisiana -- facilities which must
deploy combat equipment
through Texas’ Strategic Military Ports.
 The
Strategic Highway System would also provide relief routes
for Interstate traffic at points outside of air quality non-attainment
areas. This new highway infrastructure will also provide economic
development opportunities in portions of Texas and Louisiana
that have not kept up with the economic growth which has occurred
elsewhere – and do it in an environmentally acceptable
way.
The Gulf
Coast Strategic Highway Coalition was formed to promote
improvements in deployment routes  for
Army installations near the Gulf Coast. It is made up of representatives
of communities along the proposed corridors in Texas and Louisiana.
The Coalition has worked in close cooperation with the Texas
Department of Transportation, the Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development, Texas
Transportation Institute and the Center
for Transportation Research, University of Texas. A major
part of the Coalition’s work program includes working
to support improvement of existing roads and bridges including
the Sabine River crossing.
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