Lubbock Economic Development Alliance

About Lubbock:

Transportation

By Road

Highway

Whether one is traveling inside the city or venturing beyond, the Lubbock area’s transportation infrastructure is quick and accessible. Major locations in the city can be accessed easily with Loop 289 or the Marsha Sharp Freeway, which connects the main thoroughfares in all directions. Lubbock is located between two major east-west interstates, IH-20 and IH-40, and is connected to them via IH-27.

Ports-To-Plains Corridor

The Ports-To-Plains Corridor is a planned four-lane highway that will allow companies to access less congested ports of entry into Mexico. It will be constructed from the Mexico border through West Texas and into Denver. A coalition of over 70 organizations representing cities, counties, economic development corporations, chambers of commerce, and the private sector has assembled to promote and support implementation of the Corridor.

Construction is underway on many projects, particularly on the four lanes of US 87 between Clayton and Raton in New Mexico and US 87 between the Texas–New Mexico state line and Dumas . Once complete, the Port-To-Plains Corridor will provide a complete four-lane route from San Angelo to Denver. Over all, half of the corridor already exists, is under design, or currently in construction. The projected completion date for all four lane projects and relief routes is 2030.

Truck Freight

There are 26 truck freight carriers located in Lubbock . These include both inter- and intra-state services. Lubbock has developed into a regional warehousing and distribution center due to its excellent location and interstate highway connections.

Bus Service

Within the city, Citibus offers three types of service: fixed route service, demand response service, and the Texas Tech University campus service. For long distance travel, Greyhound services a location in Lubbock.

By Air

The Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is the regional airport that sees more annual enplanements and bases a greater number of aircraft on the airport than any other West Texas airport with the exception of its neighbor 340 miles to the south-west, El Paso. Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport is located 7 miles north of Lubbock's central business district on 3,000 acres of property adjacent to I-27. The airport operates a 220,000 square-foot passenger terminal building and has three runways. Air traffic control services include a 24-hour FAA control tower and a full range of instrumental approaches.

Lubbock is served via the airport by three major airlines: Southwest, American Eagle, and Continental Express. These carriers enplane an average of 650,000 passengers annually. The Airport also serves as the regional air-freight terminal for Fed-Ex, DHL, and UPS. LBB is a US Customs International Port of Entry with a resident US Customs Port Director, allowing it to function internationally. Oversize and heavy lift air cargo operations have been carried out as a part of the air services the Lubbock International Airport offers the community.

By Rail

One of the nation’s largest railway systems, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, and one short-line railroad link the city to the metropolitan areas of the central and western United States.