12:20 .... first cars are now being escorted by three OKC PD cars......its open!
12:20 .... first cars are now being escorted by three OKC PD cars......its open!
Yep, if you look at the I-40/Shields webcam, you can see the eerie sight of zero eastbound traffic on the old Crosstown:
http://www.oktraffic.org/map.php?location=okc
Well I can't wait to get off work now....
I'll catch it on the way to work in the morning.....can't wait.
It looked so space age, and then I saw a reminder that this is still Oklahoma. A broken down Nissan on the shoulder 30 minutes after the grand opening!
Haha, it was Thunder I just drove past and I left him stranded.
Video I shot from my dash cam today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpW0x...e=related&hd=1
Very cool! Thanks so much.
I love the way the bridges look and the elimination of all the dangerous merges on the old crosstown. Anyone else think that the surface is somewhat uncomfortable to drive on? No large impacts, but I felt a constant vibration which was unique to the new stretch. Perhaps it has significant ridges for better wet traction?
I just drove on the new highway for the first time and I hope it doesnt happen,but I bet there will be multiple wrecks on this,atleast until the newness wears off.I was driving and caught myself looking around and noticed everyone else hitting their brakes for no reason and slowing down to see the Skydance bridge.
I noticed in some photos the concrete surface was purposely finished slightly rough, no doubt to make it safer in wet conditions.Perhaps it has significant ridges for better wet traction?
Wow - thanks for video and other comments! I chickened out today and just took Reno EB to Scott Street. Still would like to know if the EB on ramp on Shields is open? One of my co-workers said he couldn't turn right off Shields at the place shown - it was blocked about 2 pm?
The traffic going out of DT today was nuts at 3:30, so I didn't even try. Maybe Monday
I took the new crosstown home tonight. Of course, it is a spectacular improvement on the old piece of $#!t. There's a little "correction glitch" about 300 yards west of the Penn bridge that appears totally unnecessary. How can a project in the making for so long, need a three foot swerve in the middle of an otherwise uninterrupted stretch of highway? I'm hoping that it's just the way the stripes are painted. Didn't have time to look at the details since everyone was braking for the pedestrian bridge!
All in all, it is beautiful. If that seems like a strong word, then you've never driven the existing crosstown.
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