February 3, 2026
 Project Update
This newsletter kicks off our monthly updates for the NW 23rd Street Enhancement project. Expect future updates each month that will highlight recent progress and upcoming work.
Background
- Project Cost: $9.3M
- Funding: ACOG and the 2017 bond program
- Scope: wider sidewalks, improved lighting, shade, overall beautification, waterline replacement and pavement resurfacing
- Schedule: approximately 18 months for overall completion
2-week Review
- Postcard notices mailed within ½ mile radius of project
- Window clings delivered for business install
- Construction began January 12, 2026
- Medians and median tree removal completed
- Rudy Construction partnered with the Oklahoma City Zoo to use removed trees for animal enrichment
- Traffic maintained one lane in each direction
4-week Look Ahead
- Streetlights on north side of NW 23rd Street will be taken out of service for next several months
Medians - Lee to Harvey
- Dirt work, base layer of aggregate
- Concrete and asphalt
North 23rd - Broadway to Walker (anticipated to begin first week of February)
- Survey, traffic control, demo, curb and gutter, install ped poles, irrigation, lighting conduit, ramp and sidewalk placement, McDonalds driveway
North 23rd - Western to Francis
- camera sanitary sewer line
For more information and future monthly updates, visit vision.okc.gov
Thank you for your patience and continued support as this project moves forward.
About the Project
The overall goal of this project is to create a safer, more functional corridor for both pedestrians and drivers. To enhance the pedestrian experience, the center median will be removed. Currently, the four blocks with a median have 11 sidewalk trees. After the project, 76 trees will provide shade and protection along the sidewalks between Lee Avenue and Harvey Avenue – a net increase of 29 trees on just those four blocks alone. The redesigned environment will feature shorter crossing distances, wider sidewalks, improved lighting, shade, and overall beautification for area visitors, with a total of 141 street trees between Western Avenue and Broadway Avenue. In addition, the project includes pavement resurfacing and replacement of an aging waterline between Western Avenue to Lee Avenue.
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