Editing Amarillo, Texas (section)

===Future freeways===
In 2015, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) published the plans for the all new [[Texas State Highway Loop 335|Loop 335]] freeway that encircles the city of Amarillo.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amarillo.com/news/2015-04-07/txdot-lays-out-proposed-loop-335-project |title=TxDOT lays out proposed Loop 335 project |first=Vanessa |last=Garcia |work=[[Amarillo Globe-News]] |date=April 7, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> TxDOT has planned multiple multi-level interchanges that intersect with [[Interstate 40 in Texas|Interstate 40]], [[Interstate 27]], and U.S. [[U.S. Route 287 in Texas|287]] and [[U.S. Route 87 in Texas|87]]. The first interchange, on the East side of Amarillo, is a multi-level interchange that provides access to both directions of the I-40 Expressway and Loop 335. On the northern side of Amarillo, the loop will be completely reconstructed to an Interstate-Grade freeway with complete grade separations and will be expanded to four lanes. It also includes a stack interchange that will connect the new freeway to the future I-27 [[Ports to Plains Corridor]] (Highway 287, 87).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portstoplains.com/index.php|title=Home - Ports-to-Plains Alliance|website=www.portstoplains.com}}</ref><ref name="state.tx.us">{{cite web|url=http://apps.dot.state.tx.us/apps-cq/project_tracker/|title=Project Tracker|website=apps.dot.state.tx.us|access-date=March 10, 2018|archive-date=March 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311120723/http://apps.dot.state.tx.us/apps-cq/project_tracker/|url-status=dead}}</ref> I-27 in Southern Amarillo will be entirely reconstructed from Buffalo Stadium Rd. at the Canyon E-Way Interchange to Palo Duro Canyon State Park. It will accommodate six lanes at the mainlane bridge along with a complete stack interchange with direct connectors to and from I-27. Furthermore, another triple-level interchange will be built to accommodate Soncy Road, Helium Road, I-27 and the new loop.<ref name="state.tx.us"/>  Also, another new mainlane bridge that accommodates up to six lanes is also in the works for I-40 near Helium Rd. providing easier access to the new freeway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/get-involved/about/hearings-meetings/amarillo/040715.html|title=Public Meeting - State Loop 335|first=Texas Department of Transportation (State of|last=Texas)|website=www.txdot.gov}}</ref>  Although construction started in 2016, the entire project, which includes converting the entire loop to Interstate Specifications, was not expected to be complete until 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theamarilloloop.com/|title=CloudAccess.net Message|website=www.theamarilloloop.com|access-date=March 10, 2018|archive-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922105437/http://theamarilloloop.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>