TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Do you travel portions of U.S.
Highway 287, which begins in Amarillo and stretches diagonally across the state, connecting the cities of Childress and Wichita Falls with the Dallas–Fort Worth area and on through Corsicana and Palestine to the Texas Gulf Coast? Your highway department wants to hear from you. TxDOT’s Transportation Planning and Programming Division is conducting the US 287 Corridor Interstate Feasibility Study. The purpose of the study is to prioritize multimodal transportation improvements that facilitate safety and mobility on US 287 and evaluate the feasibility of upgrading the US 287 corridor to meet interstate design standards. The study corridor spans along US 287 from Port Arthur to Future I-27, traveling through nine TxDOT Districts, 55 counties, six Metropolitan Planning Organizations/Council of Governments, and is adjacent to 68 cities.
Key considerations for potential improvements to the US 287 Corridor will be identified in collaboration with the stakeholders and public by analyzing multiple elements, such as: • Safety
• Mobility and congestion
• Multimodal passenger and freight options
• Intermodal
• Resiliency
• Connectivity
• Operations and emerging technologies
• Asset preservation
• Interstate feasibility
Please provide your input on our interactive survey at https://burnsmcd. mysocialpinpoint.com/us287/ us287-home.
The comment deadline is Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.
