I would say the westbound side is 95% done and should be open within two weeks. Saw them getting ready to pour the small concrete sections that connect old I-40 to the new alignment.
I would say the westbound side is 95% done and should be open within two weeks. Saw them getting ready to pour the small concrete sections that connect old I-40 to the new alignment.
went back today and saw it was 55mph, right near meridian on the eastbound lane, mounted to center divider.
I think the 55mph sign you are seeing will be a temporary construction zone speed limit as the eastbound is already 60 mph through the new stretch. They are about to be doing some major work on the west end finishing it off fixing the temporary crossover and tying in the actual lanes. Looks like they might have to have the westbound down to 2 lanes to finish it off. and might be the same for east bound as they remove the temporary barriers...hence the lower speeds for a bit.
Thats just my prediction. I think its going to get nastier on that west end for a few months then be a breeze when its all finished finally in the coming months.
They have three lanes of stripes painted on the new west end...wonder if they switch it coming this weekend so they can finish the inside sections of the new portion.
We currently only have 3 lanes thru that area so nothing will change besides the curve to the other side which slows everything down.. Once thy get the westbound on the westbound side it will not be long before its all finished
Hopefully if they re-route to the new roadway even if 3 lanes, they can also have at least one lane wide shoulder which the current route does not have for about a mile. I've seen cars that were simply stalled causing all kinds of havoc.
Maybe in a couple of weeks we'll see some positive results.
Looks to be much sooner than that, like maybe tomorrow:
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/newsm...wn%20drive.pdf
very nice... can't wait to drive tomorrow morning on my way to work
drove it this morning. and what i can say is this. if you are going west-bound I-40 and need to go Westbound I-44... it's a sharp turn, so be paying attention. And the far Right lane is a turn only for I-44 Eastbound, but i didn't see any signs that say this until you get almost to the exit.
I'm interested to see how or if this backs up back at 5pm... Everyone seems to always hug the right side of the road and if the right lane goes into the turn only lane people will stop up traffic tying to merge left...
It wasnt too bad today...give it a week for people to realize they need to be in the left 2 lanes if they are proceeding straight on i40 and stay out of the far right if they arent
All lanes I-40 East bound from Western on is completely open. It really flows nice into the Dallas and northbound I-235 exits.
Looks as if they were pouring the last section of the dividing barrier wall on the west end connection with I-44. Maybe in about a week the west end will be completed.
How is construction going on Agnew southbound from Reno? I assume once they get this done then the westbound on ramp/access road to May Avenue will finally open.
They removed the temporary concrete barriers today. All the forms from the center median barrier are off. They need to spray the graffiti paint and stripe the lanes and the west bound lanes will be pretty well done.
I noticed they still have an overhead sign and some light poles to put up though.
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