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Organizers urge Cape Girardeau to back long‑planned I‑66 corridor; ask city to support rebadging and seed funding
Summary
Organizers of the long‑standing I‑66 (Transamerica) corridor outlined a multistate plan and asked the Cape Girardeau City Council on June 16 to endorse rebadging Missouri Route 74 as future Interstate 66 and to consider modest seed funding for studies and coordination. No formal council action was taken at the meeting.
Organizers of the I‑66 (formerly Transamerica) corridor told the Cape Girardeau City Council on June 16 that rebadging and technical studies could position the region to capture freight and economic growth tied to a proposed east–west interstate route.
The presentation was led by Robert "Robbie" Spurlock, identified in the meeting as one of the I‑66 project leaders, and Earl Norman, an organizer of the project dating to the late 1980s. They described decades of planning, recent outreach to neighboring jurisdictions and state officials, and specific next steps the group is asking the city to consider.
Norman said the corridor idea began in the 1980s and argued it would correct long‑term regional disadvantages. “I want you mad,” Norman said during his presentation, referring to a 1960s decision that he said diverted an interstate away from Cape Girardeau; he urged local officials to treat the project as a chance to restore…
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