What is the NAFTA Highway ? And what do you know about it?

Question

The bridge is near completion at hoover dam. The ETA of this thoroughway is set for 2008.

What economical effect will this have on the outlying areas when tranportation traffic deminishes in those areas?

Do you live in or near one of these locations or work in the industry that will be greatly effected by the fruition of this planned highway?

Answer 1

NAFTA is an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, which became effective in 1994 for ten years - North American Free Trade Agreement.

A proposed business-backed superhighway going through Arizona linking Mexico, United States and Canada is running into skepticism about whether it actually will be built and worries that it will result in more U.S. and Mexican job losses to China.

The planned CANAMEX corridor is one of a series of so-called North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) superhighways for improving trade and transportation links among the three counties. The corridor involves improving and linking highways from Mexico City into the Mexican state of Sonora, through Nogales, Tucson, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City and north into Alberta, Canada.

The planned roadway would traverse Arizona via Interstates 19 and 10 and State Route 93 over the Colorado River into Nevada. Backers of CANAMEX include business groups and free-trade advocates. They see the corridor as a way to increase trade and tourism. Mexico and Canada are the state’s top trading and tourism partners.

CANAMEX has been in the works since 1995.
Some states and provinces have moved forward with planning related to the corridor and improvements of some highways that will be linked to the trade route. But, more than a decade later, there has yet to be major funding or a sweeping, coordinated effort related to the project.

Answer 2

NAFTA stands for the North America Free Trade Agreement. It is an agreement between Mexico, USA and Canada and allows for easier trade within these countries and removes duties on some objects. Canadians feared after the signing that many jobs would be lost to Mexico because of their low wages. I am certainly not a scholar in world politics but feel that to date this Free Trade Agreement has been beneficial to all three countries.

Answer 3

I am ashamed to say I had never heard of it until a few weeks ago.
I do not live anywhere near an area it in.
I think the idea is terrible. If I had been aware I would have been writing letters to all my reps

Answer 4

the NAFTA highway is commonly known as IH35 from the border to northern states,it goes from Mexico to i believe Michigan and it lets supplies to be transported along its route ,as we speak they are building another highway called 130 and it to will help let the trucks move easier

Answer 5

The NAFTA highway is known as the highway the Mexican truckers use in the US