Members of the NextGen Highways Initiative advocate broadly for the opening of existing interstate and highway ROW for the strategic co-location of communications and transmission infrastructure
National Coalition members support the mission of NextGen Highways by:
- Advocating for NextGen Highways with federal policy makers and agencies
- Helping to identify target states for NextGen Highways advocacy efforts
- Supporting efforts in target states through affiliates or affiliate relationships
- Providing communications, analysis and other coalition support needs
State Coalition members support the mission of NextGen Highways by:
- Identifying and summarizing target state existing laws and/or regulations governing the accommodation of utility infrastructure in the ROW
- Sharing practices from states where transmission has successfully been sited and built in highway ROW
- Developing strategies for changing state statutes or rules/regulations prohibiting or inhibiting the co-location of energy and communications infrastructure in highway ROW