I-40 & I-35/235 junction

[kppriddy]

Does anyone know what they are doing at this junction??

[bradh]

working on the connectors to the east boulevard

[hfry]

I believe you are talking about the bridge to the new boulevard

[kppriddy]

Not the new crosstown junction but right north of the river in between the north/south lanes of 35/235....

[hfry]

It is the northbound I35 connection to the boulevard.It seems out of place but tt will ramp off just north of the river and then I believe go over i40 and then connect to the boulevard.Let me try and find a picture.

[BoulderSooner]

Yep that is north bound 35 to west bound blvd

http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/meeti...native%20C.pdf

[kppriddy]

That's cool, I didn't think about I35 connecting to Crosstown.... Thanks guys!

[hfry]

Not the best editing but you can see where it disconnects from the north bound just north of the river.

[kppriddy]

Thanks again!

[hfry]

Of course! It will be interesting to see them do this bridge and they seem to be moving at a good pace!

[HangryHippo]

This junction is already a nightmare. Just wait until they're done "connecting" it all. It's going to suck in the worst way possible.

[David]

Am I reading the far east end of this right in that the connection from NB 35 to the Boulevard will be a fly-over? That'd make Panda happy if he was still with us.

[hfry]

I don't quite think it's going to suck and it's unrealistic to say it before it's even built. But a flyover is what it looks like to me but I dunno I think Panda likes his flyovers from the right side of the highways. He wasn't fond of exit lefts if I remember right.

[Bellaboo]

They have a crane out there between the NB/SB of 35 just North of the river. It looks like they are installing a large sign across the road ?

[HangryHippo]

I don't quite think it's going to suck and it's unrealistic to say it before it's even built. But a flyover is what it looks like to me but I dunno I think Panda likes his flyovers from the right side of the highways. He wasn't fond of exit lefts if I remember right.

I don't see it as unrealistic. Plenty of people understood what kind of catastrophe the crosstown OKC Blvd was going to be before it was built and worked to change it. The changes at this junction are going to make navigating it a nightmare.

[BoulderSooner]

One extra exit ramp is going to make it a nightmare. I don't think so.


And for those asking this is not really a flyover. It goes over the 40W 35s ramp. Then under i40E. Then over I40W then inder 235South and under the lincoln bridge.

[HangryHippo]

One extra exit ramp is going to make it a nightmare. I don't think so.


And for those asking this is not really a flyover. It goes over the 40W 35s ramp. Then under i40E. Then over I40W then inder 235South and under the lincoln bridge.

Right, boulder.

[David]

One extra exit ramp is going to make it a nightmare. I don't think so.


And for those asking this is not really a flyover. It goes over the 40W 35s ramp. Then under i40E. Then over I40W then inder 235South and under the lincoln bridge.

Ahh, I can envision it now, thanks.

[Zorba]

The way they are terminating the east bound side of this is crazy. Two lanes to Lincoln by the river sports, but no entrance off Lincoln. The only highway entrance is to EB 40, on a cloverleaf no less. Bricktown already has pretty bad highway access, here is the chance to fix that and they completely blow it. To make it worse, the EB40 entrance dumps on to 40 right before the S 35 exit only, this is going to kill traffic right there.

Panda was right that Oklahoma is incapable of designing a decent interchange.

[bradh]

Not being able to hop on EB 40 right there really cramps my style as I work in the river district, but oh well

[Snowman]

This junction is already a nightmare. Just wait until they're done "connecting" it all. It's going to suck in the worst way possible.

Other than at the peak of rush hour in the evening it is not that bad and a major reason for an issue at the intersection is traffic stops at times in both lanes on the bridge over the river, so the biggest issue is further up the road.

[no1cub17]

Why do we care if bricktown has "direct highway access?". That's exactly what's wrong with the planners of this city.

[SouthsideSooner]

Why do we care if bricktown has "direct highway access?". That's exactly what's wrong with the planners of this city.

Because there are 1.3 million people living in the metro and only a few thousand living downtown?

People driving in to support events and businesses are what makes it all work and easy access facilitates that...

[ljbab728]

Because there are 1.3 million people living in the metro and only a few thousand living downtown?

People driving in to support events and businesses are what makes it all work and easy access facilitates that...

I don't live downtown and I've never had a problem getting to Bricktown or felt that access was any deterrent to visiting.

[Plutonic Panda]

Am I reading the far east end of this right in that the connection from NB 35 to the Boulevard will be a fly-over? That'd make Panda happy if he was still with us.

did someone say flyover!?

Ps, I'm still with you, I just moved to Cali and am not posting because sometimes I tend to make personal attacks and such so I'm trying not to post.