KINGMAN – Kingman’s Vice Mayor Cherish Sammeli, Councilmembers Shawn Savage and Smiley Ward, and other top city officials recently attended the I-40 TradePort Corridor (I40TPC) Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA) Summit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This event, organized by the I40TPC Coalition, brings together local and state governments from California, Arizona, and New Mexico, along with federal agencies and industry leaders, in a joint effort to build a multi-hub system. “The I40TPC initiative is not only an investment in our infrastructure but a strategic vision to position Kingman as a premier logistics and industrial hub in the Southwest. This initiative is a direct pathway to job creation, sustainable growth, and long-term economic resilience for our community and the region,” Vice Mayor Sammeli stated.
At the summit, Kingman’s Economic Development Director, Bennett Bratley, joined a panel of I40TPC regional partners to discuss the transformative impact of the corridor on local communities. Positioned as the first city along the I-40 highway from California, and benefiting from its proximity to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail line along with a general aviation airport, Kingman is set to become a critical gateway for national logistics networks, facilitating efficient goods and services movement. The initiative is poised to boost local economic growth by attracting companies focused on clean energy, logistics, and manufacturing while enhancing multimodal connectivity through integrated highway, rail, and air transport options.
In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation designated Kingman, Winslow, and other regional partners as a Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA), awarding roughly $1 million in initial funding to establish the partnership, build clean energy capacity, and develop foundational agreements and grant administration. With a recently awarded $15 million RAISE Grant, of which over $4 million will support Kingman, the coalition is advancing strategic logistics hubs in Kingman, Winslow, and Albuquerque. Kingman’s funding will support the initial engineering, planning, and design of the Truck Mobility Complex, a logistical center intended to service Class 8 electric and hydrogen trucks. The I-40 TradePort Corridor is being developed as a public-private partnership (P3), and the overall project is expected to attract significant private investment in the surrounding area. This corridor project will streamline trade from the Port of Los Angeles across Arizona and New Mexico, creating a robust distribution network that fuels private investment and regional economic expansion.
For more details about the I-40 TradePort Corridor Project, contact Terri Curtis, Economic Development Project Manager, at (928) 565-1259 or tcurtis@cityofkingman.gov
