![]() ![]() ![]() 287 to the Oklahoma Panhandle via Stratford. ![]() 87 northwest to New Mexico via Delhart and U.S. North from Amarillo, Texas the Port to Plains Corridor follows both U.S. 277 to Del Rio and Carrizo Springs, and U.S. The Port to Plains Corridor continues south from San Angelo along U.S. 87 south to San Angelo, with a loop west to Midland along SH 349 from Lamesa and along SH 158 to Sterling City. 1 The Port to Plains Corridor in Texas overlays U.S. The infrastructure bill makes the future corridor eligible for federal funding. The Legislation outlines a route taking IH 27 south from Lubbock to Laredo, Texas and north to Raton, New Mexico. The extension of Interstate 27 was signed into law as part of the $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill. This included potential cost savings by coupling the leg between Midland-Odessa and San Angelo with the IH 14 corridor. Projected costs at the time to upgrade the 500 mile long Port to Plains Corridor south from Lubbock to Laredo topped $5.2 billion. 2 Referencing the lack of a connection to the Interstate system and potential economic growth and stability, subsequent actions by San Angelo city council on Maendorsed the IH 27 extension. Having gained the support of San Angelo Mayor Dwain Morrison, the potential study required endorsement from the county before the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) would move forward with it. The Ports to Plains Alliance sought a new feasibility study for extending Interstate 27 south in 2015. It was designated as a high priority corridor in 1998 by the U.S. The Port to Plains Corridor was previously proposed as a divided highway running 963 miles north from Laredo, Texas to Denver, Colorado. 87 in place of building new stretches of freeway. ![]() A feasibility study for the Port to Plains High Priority Corridor was conducted in 2000, though upgrades were mostly done to U.S. Long standing proposals advocated extending Interstate 27 south from Lubbock to IH 20 in the vicinity of Midland-Odessa, and possibly further to San Angelo, IH 10 and a border crossing with Mexico. Within Amarillo, the freeway turns easterly ahead of the Potter County line before curving back north to conclude at IH 40, opposite U.S. Construction of IH 27 directly overlaid the original four lane highway for U.S. 60 at Canyon along an expressway leading north to IH 27. Northward from there, IH 27 traverses a rural route by Kress, Tulia and Happy, where U.S. The freeway mainline circumvents the west side of the city to Columbia Street, where Business Loop IH 27 returns. 87 angle northeast across agricultural areas to Furguson, where a Business Loop separates eastward to the city of Plainview. IH 27 through both Abernathy and Hale Center are subject to closure due to flooding during heavy thunderstorms.īeyond Hale Center, IH 27/U.S. Once at the city center, the freeway again navigates through an urban section, dropping below grade at Cleveland Avenue. Continuing, IH 27 shifts one mile west before bee lining northward to the city of Hale Center. There the freeway briefly transitions to an urban design, dipping below the Main Street overpass east of the city center. 87 reach the city of Abernathy on the Hale County line. A three level interchange joins IH 27 with Loop 289 on the north side of the city as the freeway departs for Lubbuck International Airport (LBB) and the town of New Deal. 87 north from Lubbock County to Downtown Lubbock, where it curves eastward alongside Mac Kenzie State Park. Bisecting Lubbock between State Loop 289, a limited access beltway, IH 27 extends the freeway along U.S. Traversing the high, rolling plains of the Texas Panhandle, IH 27 is an intrastate route connecting the cities of Lubbock and Amarillo. ![]()
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