Summit promotes interstate collaboration for Route 66 Centennial

27 Apr 2025


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Representatives of Route 66-related organizations from all eight states along the route came together in Albuquerque on Friday to foster collaboration in advance of the Route 66 Centennial in 2026.

The U.S. Route 66 Centennial Commission hosted its first Mother Road Consortium Summit at the Clyde Hotel in Downtown for a day of panel discussions and networking.

Rhys Martin, manager of the Preserve Route 66 Initiative for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, as well as the president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, said he was pleasantly surprised to see how aligned the various groups appeared to be in terms of their vision.

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