The Ports-to-Plains Alliance, based in Lubbock, Texas, is a non-profit, bipartisan, grassroots alliance of more than 200 partner communities and businesses across nine states. They advocate for a robust international transportation infrastructure to promote economic security and prosperity throughout North American’s agricultural and energy heartland including Mexico and Canada.
It is critical that the infrastructure is upgraded and modernized to meet the needs of trade and economic activity. The Alliance currently advocated for a four-lane divided highway or interstate highway connecting our communities to domestic and international markets across North America. 
The Theodore Roosevelt Expressway (TRE) is the northern third of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance. It runs from Rapid City, South Dakota to Canada through the Port of Raymond in Montana. The TRE begins in Rapid City and flows through the cities of Spearfish, Belle Fourche, Bowman, Belfield, Watford City, Williston, Culbertson, Plentywood, and finally through the Port of Raymond into Canada. 
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is responsible for the planning, development, design, construction, maintenance and administration of the state highway system. The goals of the Department are to preserve the billions of dollars Nebraskans have invested in their state highway system, making the highways safe and efficient, and accomplishing this in a timely and cost-effective manner. 