Look for more improvement work to be carried out on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma, both in the northern part of the state and the south as well.
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission will meet Monday, April 5 to consider a number of construction projects on the Interstate. One project will be near Pauls Valley and the other is in northern Oklahoma near Braman, not far from the Kansas state line.
Other summer pavement improvement projects will be decided as well including work on US-287 near Boise City in the Panhandle and US-281 Spur near Geary.
Items to be addressed at the meeting:
- Secretary of Transportation Tim Gatz will help kick off April’s Work Zone Safety Awareness effort by previewing two new public service announcements by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority reminding drivers to give their full attention in highway work zones.
- Gatz will also provide information on ODOT’s ongoing efforts to address pavement conditions following the recent harsh winter, including a project under construction to repair a section of US-169 in Tulsa.
- The commission will consider a $31 million contract for a major US-75 pavement reconstruction and bridge rehabilitation project on the east leg of the Inner Dispersal Loop in Tulsa. This is the fourth and final leg of the downtown highway loop targeted for full pavement reconstruction.
The full agenda can be viewed at https://www.odot.org/tcomm/tcmeetings2021.htm and a list of bids for road and bridge projects that will be considered can be viewed at https://www.odot.org/contracts/a2021/pdfs/lowbid2103.pdf
Due to social distancing guidelines, members of the commission will meet to conduct business remotely by video conference, in compliance with recent legislation, executive orders and Open Meeting Act provisions. The meeting will be accessible to the public by video livestream or by phone by following the instructions below.
Source: Press release