US70 Durant Bypass

[rte66man]

from ODOT Press release:

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission will hold its monthly meeting at 11 a.m. Monday, July 1 in the R.A. Ward Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st St. in Oklahoma City. Items to be addressed at the meeting:

They are also expected to consider awarding a more than $24 million contract to construct the east portion of the Durant Bypass on US-70. The contract includes financial incentives for early completion of this project.


rte66man

[bugo]

Couple of shots from SB 69/75 on March 16, 2010.

[rte66man]

ODOT's press release includes additional information on the Durant bypass:

http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/newsmedia/press/2013/13-024_big_projects_to_ease_congestion_for_oklahoma_city_durant.pdf

It seems that US78 will be coming to OK 

rte66man

[bugo]

The western end is a T intersection with US 70.  Why couldn't they have built a flyover for WB traffic and a ramp for EB traffic?

[rte66man]

The western end is a T intersection with US 70.  Why couldn't they have built a flyover for WB traffic and a ramp for EB traffic?

(Lack of) $$$$$$$$$$$

rte66man

[US71]

I guess Durant will have 3 business routes when this is done: 69, 75, and 70?

[rte66man]

I guess Durant will have 3 business routes when this is done: 69, 75, and 70?

I don't recall that there is a marked BUS75 through Durant.  I thought it was just BUS69.

rte66man

[US71]

I guess Durant will have 3 business routes when this is done: 69, 75, and 70?

I don't recall that there is a marked BUS75 through Durant.  I thought it was just BUS69.

rte66man

You may be right in that. I think it was posted at one time, but not anymore. I thought there were still a couple signs for Bus 75, but I've not to Durant for a number of years.

[bugo]

Knowing ODOT, they'll probably leave mainline US 70 on the current route and make the bypass either an unnumbered highway signed as Bypass US 70 or an unsigned highway.

[Scott5114]

ODOT sure does like to elimitante the truck trarffic, don't they?