OKC Boulevard

[Plutonic Panda]

Is that part of the boulevard (western, classes, Reno) at grade or raised? Seems like that’d be a ridiculous amount of intersections if it was.

Classen will be premaritally closing. If you wish to continue to Classen, you will need to merge onto Western and then go back to Classen.

[jn1780]

Technically, neither road goes all the way through. Western merges onto Classen and Classen merges onto Western. Depending on which direction your going.

[onthestrip]

Sorry if this has been answered already, but how long will Western/Classen be closed as they build the blvd bridge over it?

[Roger S]

Sorry if this has been answered already, but how long will Western/Classen be closed as they build the blvd bridge over it?

I don't know the actual timeline for the project but if I was going to make a Vegas style bet on it... I'd bet 6 years.

[jn1780]

Sorry if this has been answered already, but how long will Western/Classen be closed as they build the blvd bridge over it?

As long as it takes to get the new alignment from Reno to Sheridan done. If they just stick something temporary down it won't be long at all. That's what the original sequencing in the plans called for.

[Zuplar]

Over Western, Classen doesn't go thru, as the blvd is coming down to grade for a diagonal intersection with Reno.

Okay that makes a bit more sense. I swore there used to be a map of these details, but it must be buried somewhere in this thread.

[Pete]

[CloudDeckMedia]

Pete - Help me get my bearings...
The top perspective is looking east, showing the Boulevard going over Western (shown by green boxes in the diagram)?
The bottom perspective is also looking east, showing the Boulevard intersecting Reno between Francis & Shartel?

[Pete]

Pete - Help me get my bearings...
The top perspective is looking east, showing the Boulevard going over Western (shown by green boxes in the diagram)?
The bottom perspective is also looking east, showing the Boulevard intersecting Reno between Francis & Shartel?

Correct.

[Urbanized]

Pete beat me to it.

[Zuplar]

So really it appears as though western will dead end into a cul de sac and classes will cross over and change into western. Sure are continuing the trend of confusing streets downtown.

[Zuplar]

So really it appears as though western will dead end into a cul de sac and classes will cross over and change into western. Sure are continuing the trend of confusing streets downtown.

[ABCOKC]

What a disaster.

[OKCisOK4me]

Lol at the cul-de-sac...smh.

[drinner-okc]

6 years? I got the over...

[shawnw]

Am I reading that right that I will no longer be able to access the boulevard from klien because culdesac?

[Pete]

Am I reading that right that I will no longer be able to access the boulevard from klien because culdesac?

No, that cul-de-sac is on Western.

Klein won't be affected is is slightly west.

[shawnw]

Ah okay, makes sense. Technically worse but doesn't impact my commute.

[jn1780]

So really it appears as though western will dead end into a cul de sac and classes will cross over and change into western. Sure are continuing the trend of confusing streets downtown.

I don't know. I think having a north/south Blvd actually have direct access to the interstate makes sense to me. I think it would have made more sense though if there was an OKC Blvd/ Classen interchange and they bridged over Reno.

[Ross MacLochness]

This makes me crazy..

[Zuplar]

I don't know. I think having a north/south Blvd actually have direct access to the interstate makes sense to me. I think it would have made more sense though if there was an OKC Blvd/ Classen interchange and they bridged over Reno.

I suppose I was referring to how in some spots one road can change the name from block to block. A lot of people I know that don't frequent downtown too often refer to streets by location, as in what it's near than by it's actual name. I too have never bothered to learn names other than ones like Reno or Sheridan. I couldn't begin to get the North/South ones right if my life depended on it. Outside of downtown I'm a wiz, though.

[cinnamonjock]

I think it would have made more sense though if there was an OKC Blvd/ Classen interchange and they bridged over Reno.

I completely agree

[Roger S]

OKC Traffic Enforcement is missing out on a gold mine here.

Just this morning I had two people blow past me on the east end of the boulevard like I was standing still in the 25 zone. Then I saw three cars make a left turn onto Lee from Reno behind me. It's been a couple of days since I tried to take Lee from Reno but it was pretty clearly marked No Left Turn, as are all the side streets the signals have been turned off for, last time I was there. I had to go on down to Walker to make the left to get to Main.

[TheTravellers]

OKC Traffic Enforcement is missing out on a gold mine here.

Just this morning I had two people blow past me on the east end of the boulevard like I was standing still in the 25 zone. Then I saw three cars make a left turn onto Lee from Reno behind me. It's been a couple of days since I tried to take Lee from Reno but it was pretty clearly marked No Left Turn, as are all the side streets the signals have been turned off for, last time I was there. I had to go on down to Walker to make the left to get to Main.

Call OKCPD, apparently we citizens have to be the ones to give a crap, along with streetlights...

Q: People are speeding through my neighborhood. Who do I call?
A: Please call the Oklahoma City Police Department’s Uniform Support Division at 297-1140. They are responsible for enforcing traffic laws.

[Martin]

Call OKCPD, apparently we citizens have to be the ones to give a crap, along with streetlights

i've personally seen cars pulled over on the boulevard just east of the santa fe tracks... so i guess that ocpd does, in fact, "give a crap."