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TIP amendment adds the $49.9 million Arden Road project and lists the Loop 335/I-27 projects in FY 2027
The February 2026 revision cycle of the FY 2025-2028 TIP, prepared for the January 8, 2026 Policy Committee meeting, added Loop 335 B-2 Phase V from north of FM 2186 to north of Arden Road (four new main lanes, ramps and an Arden Road grade separation) at $49,920,548 in FY 2027. It listed the four interchange Phase II projects in FY 2027 instead of FY 2028, at the same totals. A transit revision added four FY 2026 Amarillo City Transit projects, including $6.4 million in bus replacements funded from the FTA Section 5339 discretionary program. The agenda for the meeting listed an item on the "Arden Road Bridge Project and Loop 335 Signal Project."[1][2][3][4]
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The highway amendment adds Loop 335 B-2 Phase V (CSJ 2635-05-005), north of FM 2186 to north of Arden Road, "Construct 4 new mainlanes, ramps, and Arden Road grade separation," sponsored by TxDOT, at $49,920,548 in FY 2027. That is $18,152,041 from Category 2U (urban corridor) and $31,768,507 from Category 12 (strategic priority), or $39,936,437 federal and $9,984,111 state, with $0 local. [1]
- Total
- $49,920,548
- Federal
- $39,936,437
- State
- $9,984,111
- Local
- $0
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The October 2024 revision listed the four Loop 335/I-27 Interchange Phase II projects under FY 2028. The January 2026 amendment lists them under FY 2027 as "Update Project Info," with revision date 02/2026. The ramp project stays at $163,127,300 (Categories 2U, 4 and 12) and the I-27-to-Bell segment at $29,113,323. The amendment does not state why the year changed. [1][3]
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The transit amendment adds four FY 2026 Amarillo City Transit projects. Bus replacements (A25T02S(26)): $6,400,000, FTA Section 5339 discretionary, $5,440,000 federal plus $960,000 in transportation development credits. Electric van charging stations (A25T11S(26)): $74,480, $59,200 federal. Software (A25T12S(26)): $390,000, $312,000 federal (Section 5307). Bus stop amenities (A25T05S(26)): $339,577 in TxDOT funds. None shows a local match. [2]
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The January 8, 2026 agenda lists "Discuss and Consider Arden Road Bridge Project and Loop 335 Signal Project," resolutions to revise the 2025-2050 MTP and the 2025-2028 TIP, and a presentation of the FY 2025 Annual Performance Expenditure Report. No minutes for the meeting were reviewed, so votes are not recorded here. [4]
