The Oklahoma Transportation Commission recently approved awarding up to $25 million for the Tulsa Inner Dispersal Loop project at its July meeting.
The reconstruction project covers US-75/US-64/State Highway-51 in Tulsa. It also includes the rehabilitation of five bridges along the east and south legs.
The commission approved contracts for a variety of other projects, including 13 contracts totaling $63 million, designed to improve highways, roads, and bridges in 10 counties, as well as nearly $1 million for the resurfacing of three miles on State Highway-9 in Seminole just west of US-270. The resurfacing will move east, and work is scheduled to continue into the fall.
The commission also approved more than $11 million for the construction of a bridge on SW 34th St. over I-35 in Moore. The project will take more than a year.
“This is a bridge we’ve been working on with the city for a number of years now…which will help the economic development in the City of Moore,” Mike Patterson, Oklahoma Department of Transportation executive director, said. “We’re proud to partner with the city on this bridge.”
In other business, the commission recognizing the new state maintenance engineer, Taylor Henderson. His duties include beautification efforts and the general statewide repair of bridges, interstates, and highways.