Amarillo by pass

[syplace]

We will be heading West on I 40 to NM and hate the thought of going thru Amarillo, TX. Know there is a loop around the city. Would it be better to use the North loop or South loop around it? Want to avoid as much heavy traffic as we can. Thanks.

[padredw]

Depends on where you are going in New Mexico. If I were going straight west (Tucumcari, Santa Rosa, etc.) I would go straight through on I-40. I have never had any problem doing that; traffic usually moves without undue difficulty.

On the other hand if I were going Northwest (Clayton, Raton), the NORTH loop is ideal. Because I usually go this way this is my usual practice.

I have never used the South loop all the way, though I did use a portion of it when going down to Palo Duro Canyon.

[dannykaren]

We are staying in Amarillo indefinately. I-40 West is down to 2 lanes due to road construction. All lanes are suppose to be open sometime next week. It is pretty congested during the day.

Have a good trip.

Karen

[capn chris]

We came straight through Amarillo a few weeks ago w/no problem. Enjoy your trip. We enjoyed the Santa Fe-Sedona area.

[bernieb]

I am in Amarillo right now, praying the storms miss us. I came thru the city at 4:45PM and yes traffic was down to two lanes for a mile or so and 1 lane for about 1/2 mile with stop and go traffic. This was west bound. A little inconvient but not enought to get too worried about as lanes were plenty wide. All in all a vey minor inconvience. BTW we at at Ft Amarillo RV park and it is one of the best I have ever seen. tons of features including limo service to big texan steak house. there are 9 Montanas in the park. Happy Trails we are on our way to NM, AZ, NE, Colo and then home to AR

[sreigle]

Great steaks at Big Texan! Very highly recommended.

[trukdoc]

The hot tub there at Ft Amarillo will about peel your skin off. Boy did it feel good.