Oklahoma Factory Shoppes - I40 & Council

[sgt. pepper]

Yes, i think it looks GREAT!...very cool. Some people are just never happy with anything.

[OKCNDN]

Story on KOCO says the Outlet Shoppes are set to open in August 2011 now
http://www.koco.com/money/27001511/detail.html

Will it be in time for the sales tax holiday? I hope so!!!

The grand opening is going to be busy anyway. Now possibly add the sales tax holiday traffic and this place will be packed!!!

[Watson410]

Have they even started construction on the roads surrounding the mall? (Council/Reno)

[mcca7596]

Have they even started construction on the roads surrounding the mall? (Council/Reno)

Sure have! It tests my patience going to and from Francis Tuttle from far northeast Mustang. I think it will all be worth it though.

[OKCNDN]

I hope they have taken care of the flooding situation at Council and Reno.

And I drove through this area recently. There will be three stop lights within a two-block area!!! The stoplight handling I-40 on/off traffic, the new stoplight in the old Wendy's location that will be handle traffic coming from the mall, and the stoplight at Reno and Council. This area will be congested at times.

And after thinking about it...the best situation for this mall would be to have grand opening the weekend before the sales tax holiday. Grand opening will be packed whenever it takes place. But then the next weekend could still be an overflow crowd if it is the sales tax weekend.

[Double Edge]

I hope they have taken care of the flooding situation at Council and Reno.

And I drove through this area recently. There will be three stop lights within a two-block area!!! The stoplight handling I-40 on/off traffic, the new stoplight in the old Wendy's location that will be handle traffic coming from the mall, and the stoplight at Reno and Council. This area will be congested at times.

No 'will be' about it. Construction has had it snarled for weeks and I imagine that will turn permanent soon enough. Time for me to find a new way out of my hood, like out and back to Morgan Rd. or something.

[Double Edge]

Looks like tent awing poles have arrived.

[Larry OKC]

Yipee!

[Jettmiester]

This is looking really good.

[OKCNDN]

Drove by this location on Monday. There is some work being done on the median on Reno. It looks like there is drainage improvements being done. Concrete has been added to the drainage where previously there was only natural drainage. I hope it gets the water out of the area faster.

[SkyWestOKC]

Anyone see the traffic lights at Reno & Council? There is a set of stoplights (brand new) hanging over the westbound traffic (north side of Reno), which is facing the eastbound traffic. It is facing the right direction, but the signal is completely on the wrong side of the road.

[Snowman]

Anyone see the traffic lights at Reno & Council? There is a set of stoplights (brand new) hanging over the westbound traffic (north side of Reno), which is facing the eastbound traffic. It is facing the right direction, but the signal is completely on the wrong side of the road.

Their are some contractors that will face it the wrong way to indicate that it has not been finished installing making it more clear to ignore yet but not all of them do that. Though with all the construction on Reno it may mean they will be reversing traffic flow by cutting it down to one lane each direction on that section temporarily.

[Double Edge]

I see what you mean. It makes no sense even if the lights are faced the wrong way temporarily now. The new post is located on the east side of the intersection of the west bound lane. Normally it would be on the west side, across the intersection from the stopping point of westbound traffic, where the lights controlling west bound traffic are now. As it is, even if they rotate the lights to face westbound traffic, you won't be able to see the new lights if you are the first in-line at the intersection because they will be over your head or behind you.

Strange indeed.

[SkyWestOKC]

Here....
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/1...ndcouncil2.jpg
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/5...andcouncil.jpg

[Double Edge]

Looks like a complete screw up.

[OKCNDN]

That's freakin hilarious!!! You should send that ground level pic to fox25.

[Snowman]

The only way that is not a complete mistake is if they will be shifting eastbound traffic onto what is normally the left westbound lane for the several months, given they have been doing a lot of construction work on reno in that area that is what I expect it is.

[stdennis]

But they wouldn't need 3 lights to accomplish that though.

[Dustin]

WTH.. Thats dumb

[metro]

I'm sure it's a legitimate reason, and the contractors have more info about the redesign than you; calm down until we get more info.

[jn1780]

But they wouldn't need 3 lights to accomplish that though.

One turning lane, two through lanes? They would need to widen that side of Reno to 4 lanes at the intersection. Maybe their trying to keep two lanes going eastbound.

[onthestrip]

I'm sure it's a legitimate reason, and the contractors have more info about the redesign than you; calm down until we get more info.

No kidding. Guys, Im sure they have an idea of what they are doing.

[Doug Loudenback]

This makes me recall, several years ago when the interchange with I-40, I-35, & I-235 was being reconstructed that (while driving eastbound on I-40) that my wife thought that a huge piece of highway construction, south of I-40, was counter-clockwise turning to the north but then just flat STOPPED and went nowhere. I still kid her about it. Of course, when construction was done, it continued its motion and crossed over I-40 and stuff ...

[Larry OKC]

I can understand the reasoning here and what makes the most since is until they are fully operational, to have them facing other directions. What gets me is the multiple places around town where the number of signals don't match up with the number of lanes (sometimes too many, sometimes too few) and they have been that way for years. Just as a single lane that has 3 signals. it probably all evens out but probably a case of the installer just following the work order (not his job to question it).

[exvagabond]

Looks like they're adding 2 turn lanes on all 4 sides, leaving 2 straight through lanes & on the west bound adding a right turn lane. I just wish they'd do something about Reno & Rockwell. Whoever the City Traffic Engineer is who designed that with all the (*$#_#*%^% lights there set on timers on merging lanes & tons of traffic needs to suffer through it every day. All day. While being beaten with a stick.