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  1. #1651

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    Quote Originally Posted by DowntownMan View Post
    I've noticed this as well. Sure would be nice to open up those remaining lanes...


    Also why did they not take down the remaining piers of the old i40 on Gaylord between Gaylord and the the rail road. It just seems strange to leave those there to remove later on.
    I can only guess that they didn't want to keep Shields closed any longer so their going to get rid of it during the railroad bridge project.

  2. #1652

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    Time to email an odot employee and ask what's taking so long.

    Quote Originally Posted by jn1780 View Post
    I can only guess that they didn't want to keep Shields closed any longer so their going to get rid of it during the railroad bridge project.
    I think its kinda cool...like a left over segment of the Berlin Wall...

  3. #1653

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    Haven't you all ever heard of the Arch of Triumph in Paris ? Or the Arch of Constintine in Rome ? Or Hadrins Arch in Athens ?

    OKC now has the 'Pillars of the Crosstown' !!! LOL

  4. #1654

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    Quote Originally Posted by OKCisOK4me View Post
    Time to email an odot employee and ask what's taking so long.
    Let us know what they say. It's getting ridiculous for them to take this long on something that should only take a couple of days.

  5. #1655

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    Highway construction companies are notorious for leaving a job for weeks/months only to come back and finish it just in time to meet the deadline.

  6. #1656

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    Quote Originally Posted by OKCNDN View Post
    Highway construction companies are notorious for leaving a job for weeks/months only to come back and finish it just in time to meet the deadline.
    exactly... this is why newer contracts are often done with big incentives if finished early... sadly, Oklahoma was slow to the table on this trend, as it seems to be in newer project planning, but not items that were planned a few years before

  7. #1657

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    Quote Originally Posted by jedicurt View Post
    ... sadly, Oklahoma was slow to the table on this trend, as it seems to be in newer project planning, but not items that were planned a few years before
    Not true.

    ODOT has been doing contract incentives in urban areas for 15 years that I know of.

    It looks like the contract in question has an incentive of $15,000 per day. Hardly chump change. Don't know what the hold up is on the west end, though.

    Page 10:

    http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/contr.../short1111.pdf

  8. #1658

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    Now they're working on the off-ramp going from I-40W to Hefner Parkway (or H-74/I-44E, whatever you want to call it). Maybe this is why they haven't restriped it?

  9. #1659

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    Quote Originally Posted by ProV1x View Post
    Now they're working on the off-ramp going from I-40W to Hefner Parkway (or H-74/I-44E, whatever you want to call it). Maybe this is why they haven't restriped it?
    Could be. That project is to repair the I-44 bridges over Reno Avenue. It's possible that there is conflicting striping, both temporary and permanent, and they only want to re-stripe once.

  10. #1660

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    Anything new? They still haven't progressed very much it seems like these day. :/

  11. #1661

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plutonic Panda View Post
    Anything new? They still haven't progressed very much it seems like these day. :/
    I haven't seen anyone working on that West end for the last couple of weeks. Seems like the signs and lighting are all up, all they need to do is stripe it.

  12. #1662

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    I am sending this to crosstown@odot.org right now:

    "Seriously, what's the hold up?! Are we still waiting for the inside westbound lanes to cure?? Are we not opening up for 100% business until all of Agnew is done and the westbound ramp is open?

    When will Westbound Lane 1 become an Exit Only for I-44 East, when will lanes 2 & 3 become traditional thru lanes that don't slightly shift and when will Lane 4 be a true I-44 West Exit Only?

    When will the eastbound lanes on the west end of the project toward Pennsylvania FINALLY transition over to their natural lane layout??

    I don't get what the hold up is... Riddle me that.

    Sincerely,
    OKCisOK4me
    Disgruntled I-40 Never Gonna Get Finished Driver"

    We'll see if that garners any response.

  13. #1663

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    Do you really think ODOT forgot about this project or something?? LOL

    I'm sure they know, and I'm sure there's a reason. Let it be.

  14. #1664

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    Quote Originally Posted by OKCisOK4me View Post
    I am sending this to crosstown@odot.org right now:

    "Seriously, what's the hold up?! Are we still waiting for the inside westbound lanes to cure?? Are we not opening up for 100% business until all of Agnew is done and the westbound ramp is open?

    When will Westbound Lane 1 become an Exit Only for I-44 East, when will lanes 2 & 3 become traditional thru lanes that don't slightly shift and when will Lane 4 be a true I-44 West Exit Only?

    When will the eastbound lanes on the west end of the project toward Pennsylvania FINALLY transition over to their natural lane layout??

    I don't get what the hold up is... Riddle me that.

    Sincerely,
    OKCisOK4me
    Disgruntled I-40 Never Gonna Get Finished Driver"

    We'll see if that garners any response.
    I love that line!!!! lol

  15. #1665

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    Quote Originally Posted by catch22 View Post
    Do you really think ODOT forgot about this project or something?? LOL

    I'm sure they know, and I'm sure there's a reason. Let it be.
    And as an Oklahoma taxpayer, we have the right to know what the hold up is. I kept in regular contact with a gentleman who has moved on to another project, so like the first go round, I sent a general email and they got back to me in a professional manner. I'll keep you updated.

  16. #1666

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    I take i-40 everyday (although at a non busy time) and it irrates me to know end. its been opened and cleared for months but they cant move the cones?

  17. #1667

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    Quote Originally Posted by WilliamTell View Post
    I take i-40 everyday (although at a non busy time) and it irrates me to know end. its been opened and cleared for months but they cant move the cones?
    They forgot to pay cone and barrel contractor or maybe they changed the tint of the white pavement striping and now its going to take the Federal Government year to approve the changes. lol

  18. #1668

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    Quote Originally Posted by catch22 View Post
    Do you really think ODOT forgot about this project or something?? LOL

    I'm sure they know, and I'm sure there's a reason. Let it be.
    Call me a conspiracy theorist and I'm not sure you'd be wrong but ...
    I think ODOT is thinking, "Fine. We'll delay I-40 until you pesky teenagers [tribute to Scooby Doo] quit meddling in my Boulevard."

  19. #1669

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    Could be. I'd like a journalist to step up and get an answer on this.

  20. #1670

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dubya61 View Post
    Call me a conspiracy theorist and I'm not sure you'd be wrong but ...
    I think ODOT is thinking, "Fine. We'll delay I-40 until you pesky teenagers [tribute to Scooby Doo] quit meddling in my Boulevard."
    The boulevard issue has been pretty much settled at this point by ODOT and the City. Now its just a matter of waiting for the federal government to rubberstamp the changes.

    I think this is just a case of the contractor putting the restriping on the backburner while Agnew is completed. The east side of westbound took forever too and the temporary alignment there was never needed. They should have put financial incentives for actually having interstate lanes open not just the entire project.

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    Noticed today that all the old temporary striping on the west end EB lanes has been ground off. My guess is the restriping will happen on a weekend - not this weekend because of weather and Easter but maybe the next?

  22. #1672

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChaseDweller View Post
    Noticed today that all the old temporary striping on the west end EB lanes has been ground off. My guess is the restriping will happen on a weekend - not this weekend because of weather and Easter but maybe the next?
    In Steve's chat this week someone mentioned that i40 & i44 will be closed next week. Can someone Please inform me of this and provide some kind of press release with details????

  23. #1673

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    http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/newsm...i_march_29.pdf

    -40 ramp closes, I-44 narrows Monday
    The eastbound I-40 off-ramp to eastbound I-44 will be closed and eastbound I-44 (runs north) will be
    narrowed to one lane from 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday evening. This overall project is
    anticipated to be completed by mid-April. Drivers are strongly urged to find an alternate route or
    expect heavy congestion.

  24. #1674

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChaseDweller View Post
    Noticed today that all the old temporary striping on the west end EB lanes has been ground off. My guess is the restriping will happen on a weekend - not this weekend because of weather and Easter but maybe the next?
    I noticed the west end WB lanes have had the stripping used for the crossover have been ground off also.

  25. #1675

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    Quote Originally Posted by DowntownMan View Post
    In Steve's chat this week someone mentioned that i40 & i44 will be closed next week. Can someone Please inform me of this and provide some kind of press release with details????
    From ODOTs traffic updates

    I-40 ramp closes, I-44 narrows Monday
    The eastbound I-40 off-ramp to eastbound I-44 will be closed and eastbound I-44 (runs north) will be
    narrowed to one lane from 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday evening. This overall project is
    anticipated to be completed by mid-April. Drivers are strongly urged to find an alternate route or
    expect heavy congestion.

    I-40 narrows, Rockwell Ave. closes at I-40 Tuesday
    The right lane of westbound I-40 and north and southbound Rockwell Ave. over I-40 will be closed
    beginning 7 a.m. Tuesday continuing through mid-April for bridge work. In addition, westbound I-40
    narrows to one lane and the westbound I-40 on-ramp from Rockwell will close nightly from 7 p.m. to
    6 a.m. during the project.

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