TxDOT hosts #WorkZoneAwaress event to increase safety in work zonesNational Work Zone Awareness Week runs from 4/21 – 4/25 |
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April 21, 2025
| WHEN: | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 2 p.m. | ||
| WHERE: | TxDOT Travel Information Center
9700 E. I-40 Amarillo, TX 79118 |
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| MEDIA: | TxDOT seeks to raise awareness about driving safely in work zones on Texas roadways |
these crashes and protect drivers and our workers, TxDOT is asking drivers to slow down and pay attention in work zones. To raise awareness, TxDOT will host its Work Zone Awareness event on Tuesday, April 22 at 2 p.m. at the TxDOT Travel Information Center.
Representatives from local law enforcement and first responding agencies will join TxDOT to speak about the importance of driving a vehicle safely in work zones. *In 2024, there were 547 traffic crashes in Amarillo District work zones, resulting in 3 fatalities and 19 serious injuries.
TxDOT is launching its Be Safe. Drive Smart. campaign and mark National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 21–25.
The campaign urges Texans to slow down, pay attention and watch for signs and flaggers directing traffic when road construction and maintenance projects pop up along their commutes.
The Be Safe. Drive Smart. campaign is an important part of TxDOT’s Drive like a Texan: Kind. Courteous. Safe. initiative. Drive like a Texan is about embracing the pride, camaraderie and responsibility of being a Texan on the road. By making thoughtful choices, we can all help keep each other safe. Learn more at DriveLikeATexan.com.
| Contact Jason Britsch at jason.britsch@txdot.gov or (806) 356-3256
The Texas Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining 80,000 miles of road and for supporting aviation, maritime, rail and public transportation across the state. Connecting You with Texas TxDOT Newsroom |
Jason Britsch
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Texas Department of Transportation
Amarillo District
5715 Canyon Drive
Amarillo, Texas 79110
(806) 356-3256 O
X: @TxDOTAmarillo
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Jodi Thomas’s Ransom Canyon Screening: Next Tuesday, April 22, Amarillo College is hosting a celebration and free screening of the first episode of Ransom Canyon, the Netflix adaptation of the book series by local resident Jodi Thomas. The event is open to the public, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., but seating is limited. Brick & Elm interviewed Thomas about the 10-episode series last summer. “I got a chance recently to visit the set. It’s amazing to see what the set designers and producers have done to make the world of Ransom Canyon come alive,” she told us. “I think readers are going to love how the world translates from the page to the screen. I was truly blown away by how real and beautiful the sets were.” Watch the Ransom Canyon trailer here.
NATIONAL LOST DOG AWARENESS DAY
Each year on April 23rd, National Lost Dog Awareness Day increases awareness concerning missing dogs and celebrates reunions
NATIONAL TALK LIKE SHAKESPEARE DAY
On April 23rd each year, National Talk Like Shakespeare Day encourages us to speak like the Bard and the characters in his plays
AC/WT Student and F.culty Exhibition
goes on display at Am.rillo Museum of Art
Amarillo Museum of Art, 2200 S. Van Buren on the
Washington Street campus of Amarillo College, is pre-
senting the Amarillo College / West Texas A&MUni-
versity Student / Faculty Exhibition. It showcases the
best works from current students and faculty.
The exhibit runs no~through April 27. Since 1972,
Amarillo College and the West Texas A&MUniversity
Visual Arts Departments have enjoyed this partner-
ship with AMoA. Students learn to prepare work for
the exhibition and gain a sense of pride in sharing their
work with the community in the professional setting
of the museum.
AMoAhours are 11a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday and 1-5p.m. Sunday. For additional informa-
tion, visit www.amoa.org, email amoa@actx.edu, or
call 806-371-5050 or 806-371-5392 (weekends).
Andy Chase: The Amarillo mainstay offers tunes every Wednesday at Public House. (6:30 p.m. 3333 S. Coulter St.; 806-398-7777)
NATIONAL BUCKET LIST DAY
April 24 celebrates National Bucket List Day to remind us it’s never too late to set new goals, go on a dream vacation, and inspire people around you to enjoy life to the fullest
AC/WT Student and F.culty Exhibition
goes on display at Am.rillo Museum of Art
Amarillo Museum of Art, 2200 S. Van Buren on the
Washington Street campus of Amarillo College, is pre-
senting the Amarillo College / West Texas A&MUni-
versity Student / Faculty Exhibition. It showcases the
best works from current students and faculty.
The exhibit runs no~through April 27. Since 1972,
Amarillo College and the West Texas A&MUniversity
Visual Arts Departments have enjoyed this partner-
ship with AMoA. Students learn to prepare work for
the exhibition and gain a sense of pride in sharing their
work with the community in the professional setting
of the museum.
AMoAhours are 11a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday and 1-5p.m. Sunday. For additional informa-
tion, visit www.amoa.org, email amoa@actx.edu, or
call 806-371-5050 or 806-371-5392 (weekends).
We’ve got a second chance to network this month with another Business After Hours at Cactus Cove Inn & Suites on Thursday, April 24th from 5-7pm. Check out the video we shot with Matt Marrs, owner of Cactus Cove about this fun event and the new life of this property. Watch or share it from YouTube or Facebook.
“Business After Hours” are FREE business networking events for current and future members of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. They include food, drinks, door prizes, and networking with other business professionals! Look for events on Facebook and invite your friends!