As the clock ticks down toward the groundbreaking for the I-69 NAFTA Superhighway, protesters have once again taken direct action to shut down the Gohmann Asphalt facility in Haubstadt, IN! This is the same yard where a lockdown took place on June 25, leading the company to file a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) [...]

With groundbreaking on construction of I-69, the NAFTA Superhighway, scheduled to begin this week, both resistance to the highway and repression of activists are escalating. And don’t forget: July 28 is a national day of mobilization against I-69!
In response to a June 25 lockdown at a Gohmann Asphalt facility in Haubstadt, IN, the company has [...]

The U.S. Department of Commerce is holding a public hearing and accepting public comments about a proposed toll road controversial toll road which would run through San Onofre State Beach parallel to I-5, to relieve congestion on that Corridor of the Future highway.
Permission for the plan was recently denied by the California Coastal Commission at [...]

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has allocated more than $5 million each to Corridors of the Future I-5 and I-95 to increase parking availability to freight trucks, for a total grant of $11 million.
Acting FHWA administrator Jim Ray said that I-5 and I-95, which together account for 10 percent of all US interstate truck traffic, [...]

According to a communiqué, a Maryille, IL office of Bernardin, Lochmueller, & Associates (BLA, the company responsible for planning the entire route of I-69) was sabotaged on the morning of June 30:
This morning, the owners of [BLA] in Maryville, Illinois were popping aspirins to deal with their headaches. Maybe the underlings enjoyed the day off. [...]

A number of actions have taken place recently against the NAFTA Superhighway I-69, a Corridor of the Future:
June 23; Kalamazoo, MI: Protesters bearing drums and whistles paraded through the offices of DLZ Corporation, an engineering firm involved in I-69 construction and planning.
June 24; Hicksville, NY: An office of HNTB at 40 Commerce Pl. was found [...]

Alabama: The Alabama Department of Transportation is planning a new I-10 bridge across the Mobile River. A decision on one of 3 proposed routes is expected in 2009.
Arizona: Plans are under consideration for a freeway to allow I-10 traffic to bypass Phoenix. At a recent public meeting, citizens spoke in opposition to the plan due [...]

The anti-I-69 treesit in Indiana has been evicted, and Roadblock EF! has called for people to contact state officials and construction company employees in response. Read about the eviction, various solidarity actions and ways to help at the Roadblock EF! website.
Read reports of other actions here, here and here.
Remember that there are lots of ways [...]

Masked protesters invaded an I-69 Project Office in Bloomington on June 11, reportedly chalking both the inside and outside of the office and shattering the glass pane of an entry door. Roadblock Earth First! responded to the incident by saying, “We’d like to thank these anonymous folks who threw down against I-69 from the bottom [...]