Amarillo, TX Traffic and Accidents

• 287 US-287 N Amarillo Traffic
• 27 I-27 Amarillo Traffic
• 40 I-40 Amarillo Traffic
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DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Roadworks scheduled 09/01/2024 - 01/01/2027 (Texas DOT)

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Lane closure scheduled 29/11/2023 - 01/02/2024 (Texas DOT)

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Follow the marked detourMotorist should expect delays

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Follow the marked detourMotorist should expect delays

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Roadworks scheduled 09/01/2024 - 01/01/2027 (Texas DOT)

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Alternating lanes closed. BI40 from I40 to SL 279 will have various lane closures. Please

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. LP 335 from Western to SW 9th is under construction

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Alternating lanes closed. LP 335 from Western to SW 9th is under construction

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Follow the marked detourMotorist should expect delays

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Alternating lanes closed. BI40 from I40 to SL 279 will have various lane closures. Please

  TYPE: Construction Serious

Amarillo TX News Reports

• A 671-mile Texas super-highway? State quietly studying massive upgrade.

  • Texas
  • Hwy-1

  • source: Bing
  • 27 views
  • Dec 06, 2025 10:31pm
  Could Texas get a brand-new interstate? TxDOT is studying whether US 287 could become a 671-mile corridor from Port Arthur to Amarillo-no stoplights, no I-10. The project could cost $24B but bring an ... Read More

• Amarillo Police: 1 teen injured following wreck near NE 24th & Fritch Hwy

  • Texas
  • Hwy-

  • source: Bing
  • 18 views
  • Dec 05, 2025 11:09am
  Amarillo Police say one teen was injured following a three-vehicle crash near Northeast 24th and Fritch Highway. Read More

• Crews working wreck involving vehicle and train on US 60 east of Amarillo

  • Texas
  • US 60

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Dec 04, 2025 6:49pm
  60

  Multiple crews are on the scene of a wreck east of Amarillo near FM 1912 on HWY 60 Thursday night. Read More

• New interstate connecting the Texas coast to the panhandle being considered by TxDOT

  • Texas
  • I-37 S

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Dec 03, 2025 10:16am
  37

  TxDOT is looking to upgrade State Highway 287, which runs 687 miles from Port Arthur to Amarillo, to an interstate. Here's why it's being considered. Read More

• Could Texas get a new interstate? New proposal connects East Texas, Fort Worth and Amarillo

  • Texas
  • US 400

  • source: Bing
  • 28 views
  • Dec 03, 2025 04:44am
  400

  The $24.5 billion project would transform U.S. 287 into an interstate. The transformation is outlined in a feasibility study published this summer by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Read More

• A new interstate across Texas? TxDOT study says it's possible on U.S. 287

  • Texas
  • Amarillo
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 02, 2025 9:20pm
  40

  Jae S. Lee / Staff Photographer Texas could see a major new interstate running from the Gulf Coast to the Panhandle - a project state transportation officials say would reshape travel, freight ... Read More

• New interstate connecting the Texas coast to the panhandle being considered by TxDOT

  • Texas
  • Interstate Highway 4

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 02, 2025 4:00pm
  The Texas Department of Transportation is looking into the idea of upgrading State Highway 287 into a full-blown interstate. State Highway 287 runs from Port Arthur all the way to Amarillo and is 671 ... Read More

• Could Texas get a new Interstate? A new proposal connects DFW with East Texas

  • Texas
  • E Interstate 2

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 02, 2025 07:45am
  The state's newest Interstate could cut through East Texas and connect DFW to Amarillo, providing a more direct trade route between the Texas coast and the Panhandle. The $24.5 billion project would ... Read More

• Could Texas get a new interstate? New proposal connects East Texas, Fort Worth and Amarillo

  • Texas
  • S Interstate 20

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 01, 2025 9:11pm
  FORT WORTH, Texas - The state's newest interstate could cut through East Texas and connect DFW to Amarillo, providing a more direct trade route between the Texas coast and the Panhandle. The $24.5 ... Read More

• Texas' 671-Mile 'Ghost Highway' Plan from Port Arthur to Amarillo Still Stuck on Paper

  • Texas
  • State Highway 81

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Nov 28, 2025 11:37am
  Texas is quietly kicking the tires on a massive idea: turning 671 miles of U.S. 287 into a stoplight-free interstate from Port Arthur on the Gulf Coast all the way up to Amarillo in the Panhandle. A ... Read More

• Texas may get a new interstate running from the coast to the Panhandle

  • Texas
  • US Highway 80

  • source: Bing
  • 28 views
  • Nov 28, 2025 06:09am
  80

  US 287 currently spans from Port Arthur in Southeast Texas to Amarillo in Northwest Texas, connecting two strategic military ports in Beaumont and Port Arthur, but also links to major urban areas of ... Read More