Posted on 04/30/2021 5:11:29 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
OKLAHOMA COUNTY (KFOR) – Construction will soon resume on the southern end of the Kickapoo Turnpike.
The remaining portion of the turnpike’s southern end will undergo construction again during the second week of April, according to an Oklahoma Turnpike Authority news release.
Crews opened the southern portion of the Kickapoo Turnpike to single lane traffic in both directions from NE 23rd Street south to Interstate 40 in January, then halted construction for the remaining winter months.
“This turnpike uses a high-performance surface course of asphalt and has a strict temperature requirement in order to be put down and maximize the material and life of the roadway,” said Joe Echelle, OTA Assistant Executive Director of Construction and Maintenance. “The asphalt material can only be put down when temperature requirements reach no less than 60 degrees day and night and crews must see rising temperatures for a two-week period.”
The remaining eight miles of the turnpike are expected to be completed by mid-summer, according to the news release.
(Excerpt) Read more at kfor.com ...
Here's what you need to know before part of the Kickapoo Turnpike opens next week (10/6/20)
PING!
Is that the road to the Joy Juice?
Ah, ya beat me to it!
Flight of the Phoenix anyone?
Not too long ago, the remnants of the tribe was living under a bridge in Eagle Pass (Texas y'all).
Then they got a casino, now a Turnpike.
I suppose that now North Carolina’s turnpike authority can build a Lumbee Turnpike.
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