I will also add I wish this project at least included a rebuild of the Shields BLVD. bridge. Or at least a rehab and beautification. In reality at some point I-240 from I-35 will need to be expanded to eight lanes from I-35 to I-44 and it would be nice to see the service roads be 3 lanes each way and the exit/on ramps reversed. Of course they need to beautify the corridor as well. This is such an ugly stretch of freeway. It is also getting to where I-240 needs a six lane treatment from I-35 to I-40. None of that seems to even be on ODOT's radar at all.

Well the good news East of Eastern, is that they can go a VERY long way to making it 6 lanes without too much expense. Most of the bridges can accommodate that additional lane on the inside. Douglas and Air Depot would need work though. Honestly, Air Depot can be rethought now that GM isn't there. It doesn't need to be quite the massive structure it is. And hell, if they're going to close Douglas to through traffic, might as well do the work on Post Rd instead.

Well the good news East of Eastern, is that they can go a VERY long way to making it 6 lanes without too much expense. Most of the bridges can accommodate that additional lane on the inside. Douglas and Air Depot would need work though. Honestly, Air Depot can be rethought now that GM isn't there. It doesn't need to be quite the massive structure it is. And hell, if they're going to close Douglas to through traffic, might as well do the work on Post Rd instead.

Between Tinker taking over the GM plant for engine servicing, other defense contractors expanding offices/workshops in that area since GM left, and Amazon setting up a distribution center. There probably is way more traffic on Air Depo then there ever was in the GM era. Granted Douglas is a bit overbuilt, but old bridge could handle a third lane each direction if ODOT is allowed to build without a shoulder for the ~50 feet under the bridge, but it looks like they are in the process of replacing it with wider spanned bridges.

This freeway intersection is horrid. Didn't really realize until now that I have to commute to the southside. ODOT should be ashamed of themselves for not redoing this 10 years ago. I almost got in 2 wrecks yesterday, just trying to get on 240 W from I-35 S. And for the commuters going east on 240, trying to get on I-35 N, bless their heart, smh.

They are taking their dang sweet time to get anything done on the east side of 35, but there is some progress.

The wall appears up on the eastbound side near Pole Rd. The first layer of asphalt also went down this week on the eastbound side under the Pole Rd and rail bridges.
The eastbound offramp for Eastern appears to be done, just waiting for traffic re-routing to be able to use it. They did open the new turn lane on the off ramp to southbound Eastern traffic. Although the path under the 240 bridge is still one lane, causing a 10 minute wait to get through that intersection. I honestly don't see why this is closed off and it sucks at rush hour.

Good news here is that at least it LOOKS like they will be ready to route traffic to the new side soon. Then they can start tearing out the westbound side. Hopefully, they learned a few lessons and can move a little more quickly over there. Unless the crew consists of 4 people, i cannot figure out why it's so slow going.

For as much as COULD be happening, there really isn't MUCH happening at any given time for some reason. Some of those flyovers could be under construction to the point like Tulsa's highway-henge....at least put in some supports. There's no bridge approach work starting over 35.

For as much as COULD be happening, there really isn't MUCH happening at any given time for some reason. Some of those flyovers could be under construction to the point like Tulsa's highway-henge....at least put in some supports. There's no bridge approach work starting over 35.

I can't believe the future ramps to the bridges now have matching graffiti on them! Since the phases to make them usable are so far down the line I wonder why they built them in the first place, what an eye sore for something that ain't gonna be done anytime soon