LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A new road expansion for Interstate 27 has been approved. The Ports-to-Plains Alliance released the following statements:. On September 5, 2024, TxDOT Executive Director Marc Williams received a letter from Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approving the first I-27 expansion, to add a 4.2-mile segment from the existing terminus in Lubbock, Texas, to the new limits of U.S. Highway 87 (U.S. 87) access control located 0.1 mile north of County Road 7500, south of Lubbock.