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  1. #1726

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buffalo Bill View Post
    Looks like ODOT is letting the east end connector project this month; page 19:

    http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/contr...anhold1306.pdf
    Judging by the looks of that, "multiple bridges, multiple ramps", do you think this is going to be the east end of the Boulevard connector that the columns are up for over I-40 by the SE corner of Bass Pro Shops?

  2. #1727

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    Quote Originally Posted by OKCisOK4me View Post
    Judging by the looks of that, "multiple bridges, multiple ramps", do you think this is going to be the east end of the Boulevard connector that the columns are up for over I-40 by the SE corner of Bass Pro Shops?
    Yep, its all the ramps going to and from I-235 and I-40.

    http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/contr...%20sht0127.pdf

    The west end from Penn to Western is up for bid next month too.

    I just looked at the plans from Penn to Western and here are the following changes.

    -Still an elevated berm
    -Eastbound offramp to Virgina
    -Westbound onramp from Virgina

    -Eastbound onramp from Virgina(rebuild of existing ramp)
    -Westbound offramp to Virgina(rebuild of existing ramp)
    -Eastbound onramp from Sheridan removed
    - off-ramp at Klein on eastbound
    - on-ramp at Klein on westbound replaces the Sheridan ramp

    -No access to Sheridan going eastbound

    Bolded items represent the major changes to the plan. Klein isn't really a major change in the grand scheme of things, but one old bridge is gone and the ramp design is simpler. The two "T-Intersections" at Klein can be connected to make a full intersection in the future if desired.

  3. #1728

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    I think other major change that should be implemented is redoing the bridges that were part of the old Crosstown. Those things look hideous and they can still use that steel on crappy bridge decks elsewhere in the state.

  4. #1729

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    Quote Originally Posted by OKCisOK4me View Post
    I think other major change that should be implemented is redoing the bridges that were part of the old Crosstown. Those things look hideous and they can still use that steel on crappy bridge decks elsewhere in the state.
    Yeah, but then again the only way they will eventually put this thing at-grade would be in the distant future would be when those bridges need replacing and its clear that ODOT was wrong about their traffic estimates.

  5. #1730
    HangryHippo Guest

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    Does anyone know what they're doing to I-40 E&W bound in Yukon?

  6. #1731

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    Maybe finally widening it between just west of Garth Brooks and just west of the Morgan Road interchange?

  7. #1732

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    Quote Originally Posted by OKCisOK4me View Post
    Maybe finally widening it between just west of Garth Brooks and just west of the Morgan Road interchange?
    Correct.

    Final phase of I-40 widening between Yukon and Oklahoma City approved (PRESS RELEASE) - Restore T.R.U.S.T.

  8. #1733
    HangryHippo Guest

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    Thanks very much for that link, ljbab. I should have posted this in the Yukon subforum, but I completely forget it was there.

  9. #1734
    HangryHippo Guest

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    Does anyone know what is being done to the I-40 bridge over the N. Canadian River between Council Rd. and Morgan Rd.? The number of lanes has been reduced and shifted to the outside shoulder in each direction. Are they redecking the bridge? Building a new one?

  10. #1735

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    Quote Originally Posted by OnlyOne View Post
    Does anyone know what is being done to the I-40 bridge over the N. Canadian River between Council Rd. and Morgan Rd.? The number of lanes has been reduced and shifted to the outside shoulder in each direction. Are they redecking the bridge? Building a new one?
    I believe they are re-decking and closing in the median.

  11. #1736
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buffalo Bill View Post
    I believe they are re-decking and closing in the median.
    Cool, thanks Buffalo Bill.

    As an aside, does anyone else find the ODOT website damn near impossible to navigate? It's awful.

  12. #1737

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    Quote Originally Posted by OnlyOne View Post
    Cool, thanks Buffalo Bill.

    As an aside, does anyone else find the ODOT website damn near impossible to navigate? It's awful.
    Unfortunately most government websites are terible, ODOTs seems better than the average one I have seen. It seems like part of the proble is they are made from the perspective, this massive pile of documents are required to be publicly available. Often with little or no thought to layout, logical structure, color choices and tend to look like it was designed around mid nineties.

  13. #1738
    HangryHippo Guest

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowman View Post
    Unfortunately most government websites are terible, ODOTs seems better than the average one I have seen. It seems like part of the proble is they are made from the perspective, the following bunch of documents are required to be publicly available. Often with little or no thought to layout, logical structure, color choices and tend to look like it was designed around mid nineties.
    Is there any way to search their website for project renderings/designs or what the actual task at hand is? I can't find anything but the occasional press release.

  14. #1739

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    Quote Originally Posted by OnlyOne View Post
    Is there any way to search their website for project renderings/designs or what the actual task at hand is? I can't find anything but the occasional press release.
    I have not seen one but I had not seen many renderings posted on the site to begin with.

    you can limit google to searching just it by typing with the search words site:http://www.okladot.state.ok.us

  15. #1740

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    Quote Originally Posted by OnlyOne View Post
    Is there any way to search their website for project renderings/designs or what the actual task at hand is? I can't find anything but the occasional press release.
    Not really. I only see the plans released the month before letting.

  16. #1741
    HangryHippo Guest

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    Quote Originally Posted by jn1780 View Post
    Not really. I only see the plans released the month before letting.
    For this bridge project over the N. Canadian? If so, can you share a link?

  17. #1742

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    Quote Originally Posted by OnlyOne View Post
    For this bridge project over the N. Canadian? If so, can you share a link?
    It took a while to find:

    http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/contr...ULL%20FILE.pdf

  18. #1743
    HangryHippo Guest

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buffalo Bill View Post
    You're the man, BBill.

    Hopefully this re-decking goes smoother (pun intended! ) than the work they just did on the I-44 bridge over the N. Canadian River. I noticed they've already had to redo some of the work on the WB side so it's no longer nice. Took less than a month for repairs to have to be made. Well done, ODOT!

  19. #1744

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    That bridge definitely needs resurfacing. It reminds me of the old Crosstown deck.

  20. #1745
    HangryHippo Guest

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    Any idea as to when that bridge project will finish up?

  21. #1746

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    Quote Originally Posted by OnlyOne View Post
    Any idea as to when that bridge project will finish up?
    Looks like late this year or very early next year:

    ESTIMATE SUMMARY

  22. #1747
    HangryHippo Guest

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buffalo Bill View Post
    Looks like late this year or very early next year:

    ESTIMATE SUMMARY
    Jeez, that's going to take quite a while. Oh well, it should be a lot nicer when it's all said and done.

  23. #1748
    HangryHippo Guest

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    Here's a question about bridges in OK though. Has anyone else noticed that when you drive onto a bridge here, it's often not a smooth transition like in Kansas or Texas, but rather a wild gyration that feels like it may throw your car into another lane? For example, I-40 E and WB over Meridian Ave. has asphalt patches that sink before the bridge so that when you hit the bridge, it annihilates the car's front end. Why is that? Can't they match the level of the road and the bridge?

  24. #1749

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    The Meridian bridge is bumpy but I've never experienced what you are describing...

  25. #1750

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    Are they ever going to replace that horrible bridge that is right after you pass the outlet mall? I don't think this is the bridge that is being talked about. This bridge is part of the highway and is 6 lanes wide. It is actually a double bridge, 3 lanes east 3 lanes west.

    Also, this bridge passes over a river or creek.

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