Partners

Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia are teaming up to make the I-5 West Coast Green Highway a national model for sustainable transportation infrastructure. In one of the nation’s boldest steps toward a unified alternative-fuel corridor, the partners are working with the private sector and other agencies to lay the groundwork for a smooth and rapid shift to the widespread use of vehicles that run on electricity and other sustainable fuels.

This partnership will prepare the West Coast transportation infrastructure for more than 2 million new electric vehicles between the three states by 2020.

'Corridor of the Future'

The U.S. Department of Transportation named I-5 a “Corridor of the Future.” It was one of six transportation corridors selected for a program aimed at developing innovative national and regional approaches to reduce congestion and improve the efficiency of freight delivery. Part of the application submitted by Washington, Oregon and California included the development of alternative fuels distribution along the corridor.

Pacific Coast Leaders Collaborate

To further this interstate initiative, the three states signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to work together to foster the use of alternative fuel vehicles. Washington and British Columbia signed a similar agreement to advance the alternative fuels corridor. The initiative supports the Pacific Coast Collaborative Action Plan on Innovation, the Environment, and the Economy. British Columbia Premier Campbell, California Governor Schwarzenegger, Oregon Governor Kulongoski, and Washington Governor Gregoire agreed to work together to establish a Pacific green highway.