Project:

Date Started:

Summary:

The project consists of streetscape improvements to eight blocks of Polk Street bounded by 10^th Street on the south and 2^nd Street on the north. Improvements will bring block faces up to current Downtown Amarillo Urban Design Standards (DAUDS) and current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. This will include new sidewalks, driveways, storm sewer inlet relocation, lighting, street trees, and site furnishings.

 Click here to read the news article — A New Look for Polk Street (7/7/23)

Benefits:

• Downtown Amarillo Urban Design (DAUD) — standards met
• ADA accessibility – standards met
• Lighting – safety increased
• Trees – beautification and pedestrian shade added
• Trash receptacles – improved sanitation
• City beautification
• Pedestrian improvements — walkability increased

Cost and Funding:

• $4.5 million project approved by voters and Amarillo City Council
• Amarillo City Council unanimously approved the construction bid to Plains Builders in April, 2023
• The project was part of the voter-approved Proposition 1 bond in 2016

Estimated Completion:

October 2024

Project Managing Consultant:

Parkhill
Jon Braudt, P.E. - Project Manager
Chad J. Dietz, P.E. - Landscape Architect

Construction:

Plains Builders, Inc.

Owner:

See below for the map of improvement areas highlighted in yellow/black. 

Click here for a pdf version of the map.