Stolen Construction Materials Becoming A Huge Problem In Amarillo

With all the construction going on in Amarillo, it's tough to keep up with all the different projects and their completion dates. However, there was one project that just kind of stopped with zero explanation.

Now, we have an update on what happened with the Amarillo Blvd./BNSF Railroad bridge project.

According to the update, approximately $45,000 worth of materials was stolen from the site back in September and it froze the work they were doing as they didn't have the materials to keep the project moving along.

They've since been able to replace them and the project finish date has been pushed back to spring 2025. That solves the mystery of why that project wasn't being worked on.

The bigger issue we're dealing with is that this seems to be a growing problem here in Amarillo. We've heard of multiple projects being affected by missing materials, or even missing machinery.

So why are people stealing supplies from these construction sites, and furthermore, how are they getting away with it? Yes, this stuff is expensive, but $45,000 worth of materials isn't exactly something easy to get away with.

Remember when everyone was having their catalytic converters stolen? Those were at least small and easy to transport. Construction materials? The majority of that stuff is large, and only serves the purpose it's intended for.

It's not like someone can go on Facebook Marketplace and start posting these pieces for sale. It makes absolutely zero sense as to why it's all being taken. Only thing I can think of is it's being transported out of state somehow and sold to the highest bidder on some weird construction dark web site.

Regardless, the stealing of construction stuff has to stop, otherwise we're never going to get all of our roads back. Keep an eye out. If you see some weird activity going on at these sites at night, alert the authorities.