The New I-40 (Construction Updates)

[OKCisOK4me]

Talk about taking care of business!

[Dustin]

What a beautiful sight/site!

[jn1780]

New westbound bridge over Agnew. I'm directly underneath the old eastbound and westbound bridge which is currently being demolished just to my left. This intersection in front of me will move north to where my vehicle is to meet up with the new frontage road.



Lettering Express will have an overhead ramp 20 feet from their parking lot. You can see the end of the ramp and another pier under construction behind the backhoe.


A retaining wall going up directly north of Reno. I think this is where the ramp reaches grade level just before connecting to the boulevard.


A porta-potty.........And another old I-40 bridge that will come down in a couple of months.

[SoonerBoy18]

When will they demolish the part thats right infront of the arena?

[Roadhawg]

I was driving west on 40 last night and my Tom Tom had no idea there was a new road, it was confused *lol* and yes I recently updated it.

[jn1780]

I was driving west on 40 last night and my Tom Tom had no idea there was a new road, it was confused *lol* and yes I recently updated it.

Imagine if you were out of town and had to go somewhere downtown. The Tom Tom wouldn't be able to direct you from I-40. Eventually it would figure it out once you got off the interstate. Lol

[Boomer3791]

I've just noticed some small square electronic signs now hanging above each lane on the new I40. They're mounted on the large highway signs that span the entire roadway at both the east and west ends of the new highway. They look like they'll eventually illuminate to display some king of information; in fact they look similar to signs I've seen in tunnels that indicate which lanes are open and which are closed, though I can't imagine why they'd have signs like that on I40. Anyone else know what I'm talking about?

[jn1780]

I've just noticed some small square electronic signs now hanging above each lane on the new I40. They're mounted on the large highway signs that span the entire roadway at both the east and west ends of the new highway. They look like they'll eventually illuminate to display some king of information; in fact they look similar to signs I've seen in tunnels that indicate which lanes are open and which are closed, though I can't imagine why they'd have signs like that on I40. Anyone else know what I'm talking about?

Lane closure signs for construction or accidents is all that I can think of. I believe the longterm plan is to have these all throughout the metro interstate system as well as the "waterpipe" sign standards. Question is would ODOT actually monitor traffic patterns? They don't really use the message boards that much.

[catch22]

Maybe the average lane speed for that stretch of interstate.....or lane closure. I am not sure.

[SoonerBoy18]

I'm not sure if this has been asked, but why cant they implode the old crosstown at once? Wouldn't it be a faster process?

[Pete]

I'm not sure if this has been asked, but why cant they implode the old crosstown at once? Wouldn't it be a faster process?

They are harvesting all the steel beams to be re-use around the state.

[OKCisOK4me]

They're actually moving along pretty fast on the west end. They're working on the section over Reno east of Western next week. I drove under it (or where it used to be) on Western and it's kinda surreal since it's gone and it was there all my life!

[SoonerBoy18]

They are harvesting all the steel beams to be re-use around the state.

Why are they doing that?

[Snowman]

Why are they doing that?

The piers, capacity, lack of breakdown space, on/off ramps and the deck were the problems with the bridge. The steel beams have several decades of life left in them. Much of the other material will be go through a recycling process as well, though a lot of the other will probably broken down as aggregate or melted down.

[BrettM2]

The piers, capacity, lack of breakdown space, on/off ramps and the deck were the problems with the bridge. The steel beams have several decades of life left in them. Much of the other material will be go through a recycling process as well, though a lot of the other will probably broken down as aggregate or melted down.

To add a point for SB18: They are using them on deficient bridges around the state.

[catch22]

To add to those two above, it is a cost saving measure to repair other bridges. They are using all of the good parts left on the bridge to repair other bridges around the state so they don't have to purchase brand new.

[MDot]

Noticed some graffiti on the EB Shields exit.

[Watson410]

That's sad... It pisses me off to be honest. That's going to continue to happen unfortunately until the city decides to clean up that area and force people out..

[MDot]

That's sad... It pisses me off to be honest. That's going to continue to happen unfortunately until the city decides to clean up that area and force people out..

Yeah, it's more than aggravating. I wish they could (would) do something to stop people from tagging up all of our city.

[ljbab728]

Yeah, it's more than aggravating. I wish they could (would) do something to stop people from tagging up all of our city.

MDot "could" is the operative word more than "would". Tagging seems to be a universal problem everywhere and I don't think anyone has found a way to eliminate it. Actually OKC is not nearly as bad as most major cities.

[MDot]

MDot "could" is the operative word more than "would". Tagging seems to be a universal problem everywhere and I don't think anyone has found a way to eliminate it. Actually OKC is not nearly as bad as most major cities.

That's pretty much my point. I'm not comparing it to other major cities, I'm speaking for OKC, not every city with over 1 million people in its metro even though there are far worse (I've been to far worse that are smaller than OKC). Thanks for clarifying though.

[Pete]

Put this number in your cell phone and call it whenever you see graffiti:

405 297-2535

Or email action.center@okc.gov.



The key is to clear up graffiti ASAP, as it discourages future tagging. When you see it, report it.

[MDot]

Put this number in your cell phone and call it whenever you see graffiti:

405 297-2535

Or email action.center@okc.gov.



The key is to clear up graffiti ASAP, as it discourages future tagging. When you see it, report it.

Thanks Pete. I'll save that number for future reference.

[Just the facts]

MDot "could" is the operative word more than "would". Tagging seems to be a universal problem everywhere and I don't think anyone has found a way to eliminate it. Actually OKC is not nearly as bad as most major cities.

Singapore solved it. Anyone caught painting on something that doesn't belong them won't do it twice.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...terrorism.html

Vandalism is punishable by up to three years in jail or a maximum fine of 2,000 Singapore dollars (£963), plus three to eight strokes of a wooden cane, a punishment dating from British colonial rule.

..and they enforce it with gusto.

[OKCisOK4me]

Photos relating to the new I-40 and the demo of the old one:

Old I-40 east of Classen, over Reno.


Looking north from Lee & SW 3rd St.


Looking back at the same area.


Old I-40 over Agnew.


Old I-40 between Agnew & Reno.


New east side bridge supports for westbound I-40 over Agnew.


New west side bridge supports for westbound I-40 over Agnew.


Column supports for east and westbound flyover ramps for the western end of the future boulevard.