Once they’re done with Amarillo, what’s comes next for I-27? North or South?

[Bobby5280]

I think I prefer the Concept C (Cyan) alignment since it runs nearest to Dumas. It also looks like it would do a better job of missing some large homes on the West side of Dumas since it runs on an alignment closer to the BNSF rail line.

The Concept D (Green) alignment looks the best at first glance, but it would run closer to the homes on Peggy Lane, if not go over the top of them.

The Yellow (E) and White (F) alignments look possibly easier to build, but run roughly a mile farther West of town. On the other hand they would have more open land space for larger interchanges with US-87, such as a "Y" system interchange for the possible I-27 spur to Raton. The Yellow alignment would need to run well to the left of existing Lena Lane to avoid mowing over a bunch of homes on the right side of that street.

The Purple (G) concept looks almost like an outer loop thing for Dumas. Its interchange with US-87 West of Dumas would be 3.5 miles West of the US-287/US-87 intersection in the middle of Dumas. The spur going around the East side of town would be 2.5 miles from the US-287/US-87 intersection.

[ModernDayWarrior]

I think I'd pick either E or F--both plenty close enough to Dumas proper to be useful to the town, yet won't require any homes or businesses be taken down.

[jtespi]

A near-bypass of Dumas would be more practical than a far bypass. I would pick Concept E as the best alternative, although they should probably include a freeway-to-freeway interchange just north of the future US 87 interchange, just in case New Mexico gets their rear-in-gear about allowing Interstate 27 within their state.

Yeah, Concept E looks like it strikes a good middle ground in terms of distance from the center of Dumas.

Just curious, if you have local knowledge, what's the difference between Concepts E and F? They are very close together on the map, so it's kinda odd TxDOT made them separate concepts.

[Bobby5280]

Concept F (white) runs a more comfortable distance West from Lena Lane while Concept E (Yellow) would probably re-build the existing Lena Lane gravel road as a paved frontage road. The Moore County Airport is West of both alignment concepts. The white alignment would do more to threaten an existing property on the South side of US-87 if a freeway to freeway Y interchange was built with US-87.

[DJStephens]

C or D.  They are somewhat more direct, and efficient.  Concepts that are largely missing from alignment studies today.    The curves, even on those (C and D) are to avoid creating a "diagonal" rail road crossing am guessing, as opposed to building  "easier" perpendicular crossings. So additional earthwork is deemed preferable to a "diagonal" crossing.  Wouldn't costs cancel each other out?  The outlying proposals come close to absurdity.  Meaning western G, and the easterly one.  Very far flung and inefficient.   

[kphoger]

E or F, as long as it minimizes taking houses.

But I don't mind G.