Road Delays Could Be A Problem This Summer As Amarillo Faces Construction

The City of Amarillo is getting ready to do some seal-coating on select city streets this summer. The targeted streets are between Amarillo Boulevard and Interstate 40 from Washington/Hughes to Ross/Mirror as well as the area between the BNSF railroad tracks and Osage from Interstate 40 to S.E. 58^th Avenue.

Residents near those streets will receive notification about when it will start the week prior to the seal-coating. You will need to move parked cars off the street before the work starts.

Nerd alert!  Here's how it works: There will be a layer of hot liquid asphalt applied to the street. On top of that, there will be asphalt covered rocks applied. During this process, the street will actually be closed. About 2 hours after that, excess rock will be swept to the side.  Then about 3 days later, a street sweeper will come and get rid of any excess rocks on the road.

If residents have questions or concerns, they may contact the Street department at (806) 378-6815 or view a map of the proposed project’s boundaries online at http://tinyurl.com/COAsealcoating.