BACKGROUND:
Until a short time ago, Interstate 69
connected Indianapolis with the Canadian border crossing between
Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario. While the route currently
serves as an important link between the lower Midwest and the most
populous provinces of Canada, current plans will extend Interstate
69 much further.
The proposed I-69 extension will connect
three different border crossings in Texas — Laredo, McAllen, and
Brownsville — to I-465 in Indianapolis. From there, traffic will
continue over the existing I-69 and other freeways to border
crossings in Detroit, Port Huron, or Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Approximately 1600 miles of freeway (including the three Texas
branches) will be added to the existing I-69 when it is
complete.
In some areas, particularly in Kentucky,
Mississippi, and Texas, much of I-69 will probably be built as
upgrades of existing four-lane highways to modern freeway
standards, while in other areas construction on new alignment is
likely. This is similar to what happened when the original
Interstates were built; particularly in the desert Southwest, the
Interstates were simply upgrades of preexisting
highways.
On October 2, 2006, the nation's first
newly-built section of I-69 opened to traffic in rural Mississippi.
This 17.5 mile stretch of highway passes through rolling pasture
lands, funneling traffic from I-55 to the glittering casinos of
Tunica County. For the complete story,
click here.
THE CACHE:
Even the most up-to-date mapping software
will prove useless on this one, so you'll have to do things the old
fashioned way. Once you've located I-69, take the Fogg Road exit to
begin your hunt — do not attempt to reach the cache from the
Interstate itself! You'll be looking for a small camouflaged Lock
& Lock holding a logscroll, a pen, and a few small trade items.
Have fun!
IDEAMS:
emergency blanket, hot wheels, bottle holder, light stick,
thermometer, hooded rain poncho, nail file 5", fresh sent wet ones
hand wipes and more sticko stickers pot watcher