Gov. Napolitano has appointed former Congressman Jim Kolbe to chair the CANAMEX Corridor Task Force. In addition to his role as chair, Kolbe will serve with Victor Mendez, director of the Az. Dept. of Transportation, as a representative for the CANAMEX multi-state coalition.
The CANAMEX Corridor is a trade route from the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Jalisco through the U.S. states of Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Montana and into the Canadian province of Alberta. The intention of the corridor is to strategically invest in infrastructure and technology to increase competitiveness in global trade, create jobs and maximize competitiveness within the region.
Kolbe is replacing Peter Woog, who resigned in June. Woog oversaw the Corridor’s initial development. Under Woog’s leadership, the Coalition and Task Force championed the Hoover Dam Bypass, a critical infrastructure link in the Corridor and is credited with the allocation of $2.1 million for FAST lanes at the Mariposa Port of Entry.
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