Boulevard Funding Developments

[jonno]

I was looking at the new 8 year work plan the other day and noticed some interesting developments on the funding for The Boulevard. Each year when the 8 year work plan comes out it is tempting to only look at the last year but a thorough study of the entire plan is needed to see what projects have shifted within, been removed from or added to the plan.

The following projects specifically mention THE BOULEVARD:

FFY 2012 - I-40 CROSSTOWN: WP 3.5, WEST CONNECTION OF NEW XTOWN WITH THE BOULEVARD $5,000,000 (Pg 36 of 98)

FFY 2013 - I-40 CROSSTOWN: WP 1.5, BNSF BRIDGE AT BOULEVARD $6,011,125 (Pg 46 of 98)

FFY 2013 - I-40 CROSSTOWN: WP 4.5, GRADE, DRAIN, BRIDGE & SURFACE THE BOULEVARD FROM BNSF EAST TO I-40 $15,000,000 (Pg 46 of 98)

FFY 2014 - I-40 CROSSTOWN: WP.1.5 RR WORK FOR THE BNSF BRIDGE AT THE BOULEVARD***WORK ASSOCIATED WITH 17428(25)*** $1,378,918 (This is a bridge rehabilitation project Pg 58 of 98)

The work plan can be found at this link:
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/projm...p2011-2018.pdf

If you search the 2010-2017 plan the only mention of the word 'Boulevard' is from two projects in Commanche County and obviously have nothing to do with the Crosstown. The 2011-2018 plan returns the results above. If I remember correctly the numbers thrown out for the total cost of The Boulevard were in the neighborhood of $70 - 80 million. It would appear that roughly $27 million of that has been found.