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Contact: Cody Boyd Date: Thurs., June 4, 2015

Telephone: (405) 521-6000 mpr@odot.org    www.odot.org

Click here to view interactive map of highway closures due to flooding

The projects below are weather permitting:

I-40 narrows near Air Depot Blvd. in Midwest City tonight

Westbound I-40 will be narrowed to two lanes between Air Depot Blvd. and Hudiburg Dr. from 9 p.m. tonight to 5 a.m. Friday for bridge repairs.

SH-152 (Airport Rd.) narrows west of I-44 Friday

Westbound SH-152 (Airport Rd.) will be narrowed to one lane between I-44 and MacArthur Blvd. from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday for ongoing cable barrier installation.

I-40 narrows in Yukon nightly this week

The right lane of east and westbound I-40 will be closed between Garth Brooks Blvd. and Czech Hall Rd. from 9 p.m. tonight to 6 a.m. Wednesday, and continuing nightly through Friday morning for bridge and barrier wall painting.

I-44 ramp at Western Ave. closed through Friday

The eastbound I-44 off-ramp to Western Ave. remains closed until 4 p.m. Friday for city street work by the City of Oklahoma City. Drivers must locate an alternate route.

For more information, contact the City of Oklahoma City at (405) 297-2535.

I-235 narrows at Harrison Ave./N.E. 8th St. tonight

Northbound I-235 will be narrowed to one lane at Harrison Ave./N.E. 8th St. from 8 p.m. tonight to 6 a.m. Friday for ongoing bridge work.

I-235 ramp at N.E. 23rd St. closes, I-235 narrows this weekend

The southbound I-235 on-ramp from N.E. 23rd St. will be closed and southbound I-235 will be narrowed to one lane from north of N.E. 36th St. to Harrison Ave. from 9 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday for ongoing bridge work.

City Streets narrowed, closed near I-235/N.E. 10th St./Harrison Ave. interchange through fall 2015

The intersection of N.E. 10th and Walnut Ave. will be a four-way stop for about one month due to the ongoing I-235/Harrison Ave. reconstruction project. Drivers should plan ahead for extra travel time.

Drivers can expect the following city street lane closures for work associated with I-235/N.E. 10th St. interchange reconstruction and the new off-ramp to N.E. 10th St. project through fall 2015.

• East and westbound N.E. 10th is narrowed to one lane in each direction between just west of I-235 and just east of Central Ave.
• Westbound N.E. 8th St./Harrison Ave. is narrowed to one lane just east of I-235.
• Walnut Ave. remains closed between N.E. 10th and N.E. 8th St./Harrison Ave.
  

Eastbound I-44 lanes open, Westbound I-44 narrowed through next week, I-44 Belle Isle bridge ramps at Northwest Expressway closed through summer;

·The eastbound I-44 on-ramp from eastbound N.W. Expressway and the westbound I-44 off-ramp to N.W.  Expressway are closed through summer for ongoing bridge repairs. Drivers must locate an alternate route.

·Westbound  I-44 is narrowed to two lanes between Western Ave. and Pennsylvania Ave. through June for ongoing bridge repairs. Drivers should be aware of reduced merging distance and expect congestion or locate an alternate route.

·North and southbound Classen Blvd. is intermittently narrowed to one lane in each direction at the I-44 Belle Isle bridge, just north of N.W. Expressway, through mid-July for ongoing bridge rehabilitation work.  

Grand Blvd/S. Lake Hefner Drive bridge over Lake Hefner Parkway (SH-74) closed through Thursday

The N.W. Grand Blvd./S. Lake Hefner Dr. bridge over SH-74/Lake Hefner Parkway remains closed through tonight for bridge work. Drivers must locate an alternate route.

On-going Construction Projects:

I-35 ramp closure at Lindsey St. continues through mid-June

The northbound I-35 off-ramp to Lindsey St. remains closed through mid-June for ongoing construction work. Drivers must use an alternate route such as Main St.

I-35/SH-9 East interchange project continues in Norman until 2017

Work continues at the I-35 interchanges at Lindsey St. and SH-9 East and on SH-9 East at 24th Ave. S.W. in Norman through 2017 as part of ongoing interchange reconstruction. Speed limits are reduced and drivers should expect delays on I-35, especially during peak travel periods, and plan extra time or consider an alternate route such as SH-77H (Sooner Road).

I-235 narrows to one lane at N.W. 36th St. during weekend

Southbound I-235 will be narrowed to one lane from north of N.E. 36th St. to just south of N.E. 23rd St. from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday for bridge work.

Left turn lane from N.W. 150th St. to SH-74 (Portland Ave.) closed through June

The westbound N.W. 150th dedicated left turn lane to southbound SH-74 (Portland Ave.) is closed through June as part of intersection reconstruction work. Motorists are still able to turn left onto SH-74. Westbound N.W. 150th traffic is able to continue westbound or turn left onto southbound SH-74. Drivers can expect lane shifts in this area for the next few weeks for ongoing intersection reconstruction.

Speed limit reduced on SH-74 (Portland Ave.)

The speed limit on northbound and southbound SH-74 is reduced to 35 mph between Memorial Rd. and north of N.W. 164th St. as part of an ongoing project to widen SH-74 in the area. The reduced speed limit will remain until the project is complete in spring 2016. Drivers should plan extra travel time and use caution in the work zone.

Shields Blvd./E.K. Gaylord Blvd. and Compress Ave. closed, detoured near I-40 Crosstown through 2015; interstate access remains open

Northbound and southbound Shields Blvd./E.K. Gaylord Blvd. is closed to through traffic between Reno Ave. and S.W. 4th St. and traffic is detoured through 2015 for utility work and improvements for the Oklahoma City Boulevard in partnership with the City of Oklahoma City and OG&E. In addition, Compress Ave. is closed east of Gaylord Blvd. and South of Oklahoma Ave. in Bricktown as part of the construction of the new Boulevard.

Drivers still will have access to eastbound and westbound I-40 from Shields Blvd./E.K. Gaylord Blvd., or by using Western Ave. or I-235.

Signed Detour Route Map: http://ow.ly/EivJq    

·         Southbound Shields Blvd./E.K. Gaylord Blvd. traffic is detoured west on Reno Ave., south on Robinson Ave. and east on S.W. 5th St.

·         Northbound Shields Blvd./E.K. Gaylord Blvd. traffic is detoured west on S.W. 4th St., north on Robinson Ave. and east on Reno Ave.

·         Shields Blvd./E.K. Gaylord Blvd. traffic also may use Harvey Ave., Hudson Ave. or Walker Ave. to access the downtown area.

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