Renting the highway shoulder to power and fiber, with data centers named as the draw
A request for information launching America's Great Corridors of Commerce, a voluntary program letting highway and rail right-of-way owners raise revenue by colocating utility infrastructure in their corridors through public-private partnerships. Transmission, fiber, rural broadband and water pipelines are all named. One stated aim is to incentivize data centers, manufacturing facilities and distribution hubs to locate close to the corridors. Alaska has four long corridors and a railroad, and every large compute proposal in the state is shaped around one of them, yet the notice does not mention Alaska and frames the program around multi-state corridors, a shape no Alaskan right-of-way has.
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Anyone may comment. Written comments are due by October 2nd under docket DOT-OST-2026-3269, filed at regulations.gov or by mail to DOT Docket Operations. Late comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
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2026-09-13 Tracked. Two separate sweeps of the Federal Register reached this notice independently, which is why it is here rather than in a footnote.
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What is Renting the highway shoulder to power and fiber, with data centers named as the draw?
A request for information launching America's Great Corridors of Commerce, a voluntary program letting highway and rail right-of-way owners raise revenue by colocating utility...
Who decides Renting the highway shoulder to power and fiber, with data centers named as the draw?
U.S. Department of Transportation, Build America Bureau
Can I comment on Renting the highway shoulder to power and fiber, with data centers named as the draw?
Anyone may comment. Written comments are due by October 2nd under docket DOT-OST-2026-3269, filed at regulations.gov or by mail to DOT Docket Operations. Late comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
When is the deadline for Renting the highway shoulder to power and fiber, with data centers named as the draw?
October 2nd, 19 days out. Written comments due
Has Renting the highway shoulder to power and fiber, with data centers named as the draw been decided?
It is open for comment. Tracked. Two separate sweeps of the Federal Register reached this notice independently, which is why it is here rather than in a footnote.
What happens next with Renting the highway shoulder to power and fiber, with data centers named as the draw?
Written comments due, October 2nd, 19 days out.
What changed on Renting the highway shoulder to power and fiber, with data centers named as the draw?
Tracked. Two separate sweeps of the Federal Register reached this notice independently, which is why it is here rather than in a footnote.
What kind of decision is Renting the highway shoulder to power and fiber, with data centers named as the draw?
A regulatory docket, decided by U.S. Department of Transportation, Build America Bureau.
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Tracked since September 13th, today. The earliest date on its record is September 11th.
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