TX-349 and TX-158 around Midland, A.K.A. future I-27W: The Thread

[TheBox]

Making this thread since US-87 from south of Lubbock all the way to San Angelo is actually a 4-lane divided expressway (as I said before), even if it still needs bypasses around say Sterling City and Lamesa and some minor QoL improvements.

Speaking of, future I-27(W) is proposed to start and split from Lamesa and ending and reunite at Sterling City whiling using TX-349 and TX-158 respectively as a base.

With Garden City in between Midland and Sterling City too.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/xxGtmvzHW5H8u9PT7?g_st=ic

[The Ghostbuster]

I still think they should have gone with the original proposed designations for the Interstate 27 extension corridor: Interstate 227 instead of Interstate 27W; Interstate 27 instead of Interstate 27E; and Interstate 327 instead of Interstate 27N. I believe the third one was for a segment of US 287 north of Dumas towards the Oklahoma/Texas border.

[TheBox]

I still think they should have gone with the original proposed designations for the Interstate 27 extension corridor: Interstate 227 instead of Interstate 27W; Interstate 27 instead of Interstate 27E; and Interstate 327 instead of Interstate 27N. I believe the third one was for a segment of US 287 north of Dumas towards the Oklahoma/Texas border.

Didn't know those are the current suggested designations
https://krtnradio.com/2023/04/04/ports-to-plains-alliance-continues-efforts-to-expand-travel-corridors/

EDIT: Were, this article was form May, and the other article is 3 months later
https://www.mrt.com/business/article/senate-passes-act-create-i-27-west-midland-18270534.php

[ski-man]

I still think they should have gone with the original proposed designations for the Interstate 27 extension corridor: Interstate 227 instead of Interstate 27W; Interstate 27 instead of Interstate 27E; and Interstate 327 instead of Interstate 27N. I believe the third one was for a segment of US 287 north of Dumas towards the Oklahoma/Texas border.

Didn't know those are the current suggested designations
https://krtnradio.com/2023/04/04/ports-to-plains-alliance-continues-efforts-to-expand-travel-corridors/

EDIT: Were, this article was form May, and the other article is 3 months later
https://www.mrt.com/business/article/senate-passes-act-create-i-27-west-midland-18270534.php

Boy I hope this is correct. I like the (E) & (W) designations on I-35 in Texas & Minnesota. But those are short distances, relatively. I do not like the (E), (C), & (W) designation on I-69.  I can just see people getting confused easier on those than if it is a 3-digit. Hope the I-227 & I-327 is the way they go.

[TheBox]

I still think they should have gone with the original proposed designations for the Interstate 27 extension corridor: Interstate 227 instead of Interstate 27W; Interstate 27 instead of Interstate 27E; and Interstate 327 instead of Interstate 27N. I believe the third one was for a segment of US 287 north of Dumas towards the Oklahoma/Texas border.

Didn't know those are the current suggested designations
https://krtnradio.com/2023/04/04/ports-to-plains-alliance-continues-efforts-to-expand-travel-corridors/

EDIT: Were, this article was form May, and the other article is 3 months later
https://www.mrt.com/business/article/senate-passes-act-create-i-27-west-midland-18270534.php

Boy I hope this is correct. I like the (E) & (W) designations on I-35 in Texas & Minnesota. But those are short distances, relatively. I do not like the (E), (C), & (W) designation on I-69.  I can just see people getting confused easier on those than if it is a 3-digit. Hope the I-227 & I-327 is the way they go.

Sounds like they're sticking with I-27W and I-27N

I-27W I get, but I-27N easily could'v stayed I-327, since it never reunites unlike said I-27W

[Bobby5280]

I said it before, but the I-27N thing is really stupid. That "N" in the route name is a good way to confuse motorists driving Northbound or Southbound on the route.

[TheBox]

So yesterday I learned that I-27W (TX-349 and TX-158) has no funding right now
https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot/tpp/i-27/tabloid-ports-to-plains-activeprojects-20211012.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1oZxTWrC6HDPnFGYmIwVewpL40IWEamnCbY1aSOWzSBotwyUl2PGbHS40

So safe to say we won't be seeing any I-27W progress anytime soon

[The Ghostbuster]

Extending Interstate 27 southward will be a long, slow process. It could take 50 or more years to complete the extension to Laredo. It will likely also take quite a while to complete the northern extension to Raton, New Mexico.

[TheBox]

Extending Interstate 27 southward will be a long, slow process. It could take 50 or more years to complete the extension to Laredo. It will likely also take quite a while to complete the northern extension to Raton, New Mexico.

I know San Angelo all the way to Laredo alone will take forever, because of it being a 2-lane undivided highway in it's current state, with a Super 2 bypass or two around Del Rio and Eagle Pass

The most we could see in most of our lifetimes is I-27(E) between south of Lubbock and maybe San Angelo, since it is the only 4-lane divided expressway section of the proposed I-27 extension (needed Lamesa and Sterling City bypasses aside, and some work around San Angelo).
Just needs some updating tweaks, the two mentioned bypasses, several overpasses in between and it's good to go.

EDIT: And another thing. Traffic coming from/to Midland-Odessa will have to use TX-349 as is or use I-20 and then hop on the Big Spring bypass for the time being.