ODOT Bid Lettings

[rte66man]

The final March 2011 bid letting includes the following projects:

26241(04) US177 0.500 $3,200,000
GRADE, DRAIN & SURFACE
MURRAY US-177: RAMPS AT THE CHICKASAW T/P, APPROX 2.0 MI NORTH OF SH-7
SSP -150B (079)
- making it a full diamond?

17428(23) IS040 1.280 $20,634,511
SURFACE
OKLAHOMA I-40 CROSSTOWN: WP 1.3, SURFACING FROM THE OKLAHOMA CITY CANAL WEST
1.3 MI (OK134)
OKCY -XTWN (004)
- pavement of the new Crosstown alignment from the Dallas junction west to Shields Blvd.

20331(06) SH033 2.850 $5,375,000
SURFACE
PAYNE SH-33: FROM THE NEW ALIGNMENT OVER THE CIMARRON RIVER EXT EAST APPROX
2.85 MILE (SURFACE FOR 06351(08))
STPY -160B (166)
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20331(08) SH033 4.180 $6,150,421
SURFACE
PAYNE SH-33 BEG APPROX 3.72 MILE EAST OF LOGAN C/L & EXT EAST APPROX. 4.0 MILE.
(SURFACE FOR 20331(07))
STPY -160B (171)
- OK33 east of Coyle is terrible. Many people use it as a shortcut from OKC to Stillwater on football game days.  The current roadbed has no shoulders and is a crumbling asphalt overlay of the original 1930's concrete. Sure hope it is widened and shoulders are added.

25909(09) IS040 0.200 $7,000,000
TRUCK WEIGH STATION
SEQUOYAH I-40 PORT OF ENTRY FACILITY: 3.0 MI WEST OF THE ARKANSAS S/L
ACIMY -0040-6(355)
- the next in a series of weigh stations for OK highways that is LONG overdue.

On the April 2011 provisional list:

27054(04) 7 IS044 2.590 0 0 4,324,800 0 4,324,800
PAVEMENT REHABILITATION
COMANCHE I-44 DOWEL BAR RETROFIT, DIAMONDING GRINDING & SHOULDER REHAB BEGIN 5.69 MI
S N. OF SH-36 EXTENT N. 2.59 MIS.
SSP -116N (187)
- long overdue rehab of the WORST stretch of interstate in OK

28308(04) IS040 0.400 $2,439,000
BRIDGE REHABILITATION
OKLAHOMA I-40: EB AND WB BRIDGES OVER I-44
SBR -155N (837)
- although the rehab is needed, they really need to do a complete rebuild and add shoulders.  No money for that!

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