I searched for the thread where someone asked for pictures of the construction on Morgan Rd. but was unable to find it. These were taken last week. Mods please feel free to move this.

Looking West
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5871/dscf2676j.jpg

Looking Southwest
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7557/dscf2677c.jpg

Looking East
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3696/dscf2678ys.jpg

Looking Southeast (note the formliner detail)
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4783/dscf2680r.jpg

The last picture really gives you an idea of just how wide this bridge will be with only approx. a 3rd of the beams/deck in place. Remember this is a first of its kind interchange in OKC. Its called a Single Point Urban Interchange affectionately referred to as a SPUI (pronounced Spooey).

I searched for the thread where someone asked for pictures of the construction on Morgan Rd. but was unable to find it. These were taken last week. Mods please feel free to move this.

Looking West
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5871/dscf2676j.jpg

Looking Southwest
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7557/dscf2677c.jpg

Looking East
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3696/dscf2678ys.jpg

Looking Southeast (note the formliner detail)
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4783/dscf2680r.jpg

The last picture really gives you an idea of just how wide this bridge will be with only approx. a 3rd of the beams/deck in place. Remember this is a first of its kind interchange in OKC. Its called a Single Point Urban Interchange affectionately referred to as a SPUI (pronounced Spooey).

Did not know about this construction. Can someone tell those of us not in the city what portion of Morgan Road is being widened, length, connections etc

Did not know about this construction. Can someone tell those of us not in the city what portion of Morgan Road is being widened, length, connections etc

Its I-40.... the bridge over the road is Morgan Road.

Got it, much appreciated

As of yesterday they have now moved traffic to the new portions of the highway..It now flows a little better, but not much.

Did not know about this construction. Can someone tell those of us not in the city what portion of Morgan Road is being widened, length, connections etc

They are building a 'single point' interchange at this bridge. The bridge is about twice as large as before. Should be completed by June. They also removed the clover leaf on/off ramps. It will be great when completed.

I really like the horeses on the bridges. Do they represent the Land Run of 1889?

I really like the horeses on the bridges. Do they represent the Land Run of 1889?

No, those are just horses, not people on horses and wagons. They represent wild Mustangs.....Mustang is just to the south.

No, those are just horses, not people on horses and wagons. They represent wild Mustangs.....Mustang is just to the south.

Oh okay. They are really nice. I've seen one in Norman not too long ago.

No, those are just horses, not people on horses and wagons. They represent wild Mustangs.....Mustang is just to the south.

I like the tie in with Mustang, but I doubt its because of that. How would you explain the horses on the bridge in Norman? I think someone at ODOT liked the design and went with it.

I like the tie in with Mustang, but I doubt its because of that. How would you explain the horses on the bridge in Norman? I think someone at ODOT liked the design and went with it.

No really, I know what I am talking about. That is why they did it.

Thanks Jonno. I'm the one who requested...

No really, I know what I am talking about. That is why they did it.

Okie dokie then. I stand corrected. I would hate to see what would happen if the built a bridge near Hooker, OK :)

Thanks Jonno. I'm the one who requested...

No problem. I'll try and get more from time to time.

Okie dokie then. I stand corrected. I would hate to see what would happen if the built a bridge near Hooker, OK :)

And would a new bridge near Pink be pink? LOL

Actually, i'm pretty sure they just used the same mold at the casting site. And it has nothing to do with Mustang, OK. Remember Yukon is even closer, so why would they not do something there...like a farmer or something. It's just coincidence that it's a horse...and Mustang is a few miles south of there. ODOT has used the same design several places BEFORE this.

Actually, i'm pretty sure they just used the same mold at the casting site. ...

Yeah, I could see this as being the reason and the statement given is just PR.

Okie dokie then. I stand corrected. I would hate to see what would happen if the built a bridge near Hooker, OK :)

Or Bowlegs...

Oh okay. They are really nice. I've seen one in Norman not too long ago.

Apparently the horses on the Norman bridge have something to do with Normans history. Apparently one of Normans original industries was horse trading. The city sent out some notification about the projects a year or so ago. I think you can find it on The city of Normans website.

Not sure how it relates to I40, but hey, horses are a cool design. I suppose it's to remind everybody of the heard mentality they sucomb to when driving.

I'd hate to see the design on a new bridge at Beaver.

I honestly don't think the design on the bridge has anything to do with one specific locale. If anything I'd say its probably a Native America theme. That is our license plates. This land was full of scissor tail fly catchers, buffalo, and horses long before we got here.

I honestly don't think the design on the bridge has anything to do with one specific locale. If anything I'd say its probably a Native America theme. That is our license plates. This land was full of scissor tail fly catchers, buffalo, and horses long before we got here.

Horses really? You must not know your history. The horses were brought over by the Spanish and never really roamed wild in Oklahoma like the do in Montana.

The design was chosen because Mustang is to the south. They wanted to do something with wheat for Millers but chose the horses instead.

I didn't say anything about them being natural to the land. Read my post! Think about it, the Native Americans weren't born here, they came across the land bridge from Siberia. The horses have nothing to do with Mustang...get real. Do you think the Buffalo wall at NW 36th and I-235are there because there's a community over there called buffalo??

The Comanche got the horses from the Spanish somewhere between 1650 and 1675. At one time, the Quahadis band alone of the Comanche tribe had over 15,000 horses in Western Oklahoma (which is part of Comancheria). There have been horses here for hundreds and hundreds of years. History lesson for the day.

Any new photos of the progress? this bridge has been under construction FOR EVER when will it and i-40 construction be complete already?

Any new photos of the progress? this bridge has been under construction FOR EVER when will it and i-40 construction be complete already?

I know they are getting close to opening the I-40 portion of the roadway. After tomorrow, all they will need to do is pour the concrete barrier that divides the highway. I'm sure it'll take a couple of weeks after that, but I can see us driving on all of the new lanes by the end of May...thank the good lord.

Any new photos of the progress? this bridge has been under construction FOR EVER when will it and i-40 construction be complete already?

All they say is summer for the bridge and rehabilitation within a mile both directions, however relatively soon after the mainline within a mile of Morgan road is completed they will begin widening i40 and rehabilitating the existing lanes between Sara road and Garth Brooks boulevard. (though they already pushed the date of completion back from early 2012)

Had a customer come into my store today who is the general manager of the Flying J there at Morgan Road. He said that it's practically suppose to wrap up after 4 weeks and his business has already picked back up. Good news!

All they say is summer for the bridge and rehabilitation within a mile both directions, however relatively soon after the mainline within a mile of Morgan road is completed they will begin widening i40 and rehabilitating the existing lanes between Sara road and Garth Brooks boulevard. (though they already pushed the date of completion back from early 2012)

So from the Garth Brooks exit to near the Kilpatrick Turnpike are they going to add a new lane?

So from the Garth Brooks exit to near the Kilpatrick Turnpike are they going to add a new lane?

Yes, that has been planned for a while now. Glad they'll start be starting on it right after they wrap up Morgan Road.

Yes, that has been planned for a while now. Glad they'll start be starting on it right after they wrap up Morgan Road.

OKC -

I think I saw the schedule and it won't start for another year........I could be wrong here though...

Oh. Well, I hardly drive out that way, but it will still be a definite improvement no matter when it is ;-)

Oh. Well, I hardly drive out that way, but it will still be a definite improvement no matter when it is ;-)

I think that 3 mile stretch is about as poor a highway that we have in the metro.

I think that 3 mile stretch is about as poor a highway that we have in the metro.

I think it's hands down the poorest in the metro. Can't wait until it's said and done.

OKC -

I think I saw the schedule and it won't start for another year........I could be wrong here though...

Looks like it and some other projects on the eight year plan have adjusted the funding dates, it had been in the 2013 federal fiscal year not long ago.

The I-40 roadway has been completed, and they've started on the barrier wall between the lanes. Should be open in a few weeks.

This bridge and interchange is going to be very similar to those in West Omaha (and some similar in the Phoenix area as well), correct?

This bridge and interchange is going to be very similar to those in West Omaha (and some similar in the Phoenix area as well), correct?

Yes, a couple of the ones in Omaha where the single point interchange is over route 6 look like they could be used as a template.

that's what i thought based on some ODOT colleagues I work with, just didn't want to speak in aboslutes I wasn't 100% sure of

Any new photos of the progress? this bridge has been under construction FOR EVER when will it and i-40 construction be complete already?

SoonerBoy18 is right... Time for a photo update.

Looking SW
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3023/dscf2756d.jpg

Looking NW
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8781/dscf2757l.jpg

Looking West at formliner details
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6104/dscf2758t.jpg

Looking West - bridge or tunnel?
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6986/dscf2759il.jpg

Looking East
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/788/dscf2760i.jpg

Deck view looking SW - Traffic signal work underway
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/9132/dscf2761c.jpg

Deck view looking SE at planters and future landscaped areas
http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/3738/dscf2762f.jpg

Deck view looking South at planter and future landscape areas
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1015/dscf2763c.jpg

Planter detail
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6283/dscf2764u.jpg

Looking East towards downtown - Median Barrier work off in the distance and in foreground
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6440/dscf2765a.jpg

Thanks jonno! Really impressed with this project, didn't know it would have all that landscaping.

Interesting...so that landscaping etc is ON the bridge? reminding me of the landscaping rendering I and others recall seeing that were supposed to have been incorporated into the Skydance Bridge (the bridge wasnt just supposed to connect the upper/lower portions of the Park...it was supposed to be part of the Park).

If you go to google maps and search for the intersection of 168th St and W. Dodge Rd. in Omaha...I THINK that's what this is supposed to look like, very cool intersections

If you go to google maps and search for the intersection of 168th St and W. Dodge Rd. in Omaha...I THINK that's what this is supposed to look like, very cool intersections

Yep, this is what it should look like. The Morgan Rd. one will take advantage of the "dead" space at the east and west edges of the deck for the landscaping that was mentioned above. Pedestrian traffic will be separated from vehicular traffic by a concrete barrier that has yet to be poured.

Yep, this is what it should look like. The Morgan Rd. one will take advantage of the "dead" space at the east and west edges of the deck for the landscaping that was mentioned above. Pedestrian traffic will be separated from vehicular traffic by a concrete barrier that has yet to be poured.

Given the distance you have to be traveling to get over the interstate then to a destination and it requires crossing four lanes with only yields that will be accustom to not stopping, it seems hard to image it being used much but I guess it is better than nothing.

It looks like its going to be 4 lanes on each side. Is that true?

It looks like its going to be 4 lanes on each side. Is that true?

The bridge was built to eventually expand to that but for now the extra space will be left side breakdown lanes, with three through lanes on both sides and the right shoulders coming back.

Opens tomorrow:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPr0-zHxWDc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Anyone driven on this yet today?

Anyone driven on this yet today?

Sorta, I turned right from NB Morgan Rd to EB I-40 about a week ago. I don't think you can count that as driving it though.

Now that this construction is complete or close to being complete, what portion of i-40 is next?

Now that this construction is complete or close to being complete, what portion of i-40 is next?

Projects listed as starting in the next few years in the metro area: the section between Yukon & El Reno will be widened/rehabilitated with money from the 2014 budget (October 2013–September 2014), i40 west of where i40 & i240 split will be rehabilitated and add some lanes 2015-2017 budget, the bridges over i44 will be worked on 2019 budget. Granted though there is a fair chance the dates will change depending money allocated, projects bid returns and cost differences they did not plan on.

Projects listed as starting in the next few years in the metro area: the section between Yukon & El Reno will be widened/rehabilitated with money from the 2014 budget (October 2013–September 2014), i40 west of where i40 & i240 split will be rehabilitated and add some lanes 2015-2017 budget, the bridges over i44 will be worked on 2019 budget. Granted though there is a fair chance the dates will change depending money allocated, projects bid returns and cost differences they did not plan on.

?????? Most of I40 between Yukon and El Reno has already been widened to six lanes and is in excellent condition.

?????? Most of I40 between Yukon and El Reno has already been widened to six lanes and is in excellent condition.

It may technically just be near Yukon/Mustang then; the section from about Mustang Road to just past Garth Brooks Boulevard that is 4 lanes, no left break down and surface in fairly rough shape. It will likely be brought up to similar of the section west of it where it has 6 lanes, a left breakdown lane, right shoulder, repaved and a gap without a center barrier (or maybe a cable barrier).

It may technically just be near Yukon/Mustang then; the section from about Mustang Road to just past Garth Brooks Boulevard that is 4 lanes, no left break down and surface in fairly rough shape.

Correct. That is the section that is scheduled for upgrades.

Correct. That is the section that is scheduled for upgrades.

Are they going to build a brand new bridge over Garth Brooks to where its 3 lanes?

Are they going to build a brand new bridge over Garth Brooks to where its 3 lanes?

The eight year plan does not say if they will be demolishing and building completely new or re-decking the existing bridge and building a new section adjoining the existing bridge. Though it does indicate the Garth brooks bridge and the Mustang Road/State Highway 4 bridges will be worked on.

I'm not sure the traffic at that bridge warrants a rebuild like Morgan Road. It's certainly not a major truck traffic location.

I'm not sure the traffic at that bridge warrants a rebuild like Morgan Road. It's certainly not a major truck traffic location.

From the expected bid cost for Mustang Road's bridges it is not enough to be altered like Morgan Road's interchange, it is more likely being redecked and the approaches rehabilitated like what they did with Council Road's bridges a few years ago.

From the expected bid cost for Mustang Road's bridge it is not enough to be altered like Morgan Road, it is more likely being resurfaced and the approaches are being rehabilitate like what they did with Council Road a few years ago.

I'm sure you're right. The basic intersection design at Mustang Road and Garth Brooks isn't as totally out of whack and overwhelmed as Morgan Road was.