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DRAFT<\/h2>\n

Kansas City, Missouri to Pineville, Missouri<\/h2>\n

Snapshot:<\/strong> Length: 382 miles | Length in MAFC: 175 miles | Intersecting Interstates: I-10, I-20, I-30, I-35<\/a>, I-44<\/a>, I-70<\/a><\/p>\n

I-49 is an emerging north-south corridor in the state of Missouri. I-49 begins in Pineville, Missouri and runs 175 miles north to Kansas City, Missouri. While this segment appears specific to Missouri, a portion of I-49 also exists in Louisiana and plans are underway to complete the interstate designation in the state of Arkansas. Discussions among the State DOTs, including Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana, are underway as of August 2013 as the agencies discuss the possibilities of completing the corridor to fulfill its planned border to border route, from the Gulf Coast to Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada.<\/p>\n

At the southern terminus of I-49 at I-10 in Lafayette, Louisiana, I-49 continues north towards Shreveport at its junction with I-20. I-49 continues north in Arkansas as I-540 and state highway 549. The corridor crosses briefly into Texas and then continues on north as US 71. At Pineville, Missouri the route transitions to I-49 and continues north to Kansas City Missouri where it intersects at Three Trails Crossing where it joins US 71 and I-435. The route then continues through Kansas City as the Bruce Watkins Freeway, a signalized section. Then this route connects to I-70, I-29 and I-35 offering both an east-west connection with I-70 and two north-south connections with I-35 and I-29.<\/p>\n

This corridor provides service as an emerging corridor in the MAFC regional freight study network. This designation is based on the moderate truck traffic volumes along the corridor and its connections\u2019 to major interstate freight corridors as well its proposed function as a border to border connection. As the connections and trade along this north-south corridor continue to grow it can be expected that I-49 will evolve to one of the more significant north-south corridors.<\/p>\n

In the MAFC, I-49 is paralleled by rail service but not water. Further the northern BNSF intermodal development at Edgerton, KS and the east-west I70 connection suggest a robust future for I-49.<\/p>\n

In Missouri, a Commercial Vehicle Restrictions\/Closures Map is provided and I-49 is included in the state\u2019s designated truck network. I-49 is not tolled on existing sections but toll financing has and is being discussed as a funding stream to complete section of the corridor in Arkansas.<\/p>\n

In the MAFC, I-49 connects the communities of Joplin and Kansas City, Missouri. Ultimately, this emerging corridor is expected to play a role as a border-to-border trade corridor.<\/p>\n

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Metropolitan Statistical Areas Economic Profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
MSA<\/strong><\/td>\nPopulation<\/strong><\/td>\nGDP (2011, in millions)<\/strong><\/td>\nEmployment<\/strong><\/td>\nFreight-related Employment<\/strong><\/td>\nMetropolitan Planning Organizations<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kansas City (MO-KS)<\/strong><\/td>\n2,009,342<\/td>\n$108,144<\/td>\n1,036,081<\/td>\n398,896<\/td>\nMid-America Regional Council<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joplin (MO)<\/strong><\/td>\n175,518<\/td>\n$5,979<\/td>\n92,778<\/td>\n41,835<\/td>\nJoplin Area Transportation Study Organization<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

National Connectors<\/h2>\n

There are no national connectors on the I-49 corridor in the MAFC region.<\/p>\n

Freight Projects Impacting Truck Traffic<\/h2>\n

Between 2010 and 2012, Missouri completed a number of upgrades<\/a> to the US 71 to achieve interstate highway standards. Once the Arkansas and Texas portions of the proposed I-49 corridor are completed and joined with the existing portion in Louisiana the region should see even greater benefits from I-49. In total, the I-29 and I-49 corridor links the Gulf Coast ports at New Orleans with Winnipeg, Canada .<\/p>\n

Truck Traffic<\/h2>\n

I-49 is a 175-mile corridor that crosses one state in the MAFC, Missouri.<\/p>\n