Proposed Tulsa Bridge Passes Next Hurdle

[rte66man]

SB655 has passed in the OK Senate and is headed to the OK House. It ssays (in part):
     " 32) A new bridge crossing the Arkansas River in the vicinity
     between South Yale Avenue and South Memorial Drive in
     Tulsa County. This project shall commence upon a determination by
     the Oklahoma Transportation Authority that such bridge shall be
     self-sufficient at some point over a thirty-year time period from
     the toll charges associated with the bridge project."
This project has been batted around for the past decade.  It started when Tulsa was trying to attract the Kimberley-Clark plant to town.  Supporters now think there is enough new residential development to justify it.  We'll see.

rte66man

[Scott5114]

A toll bridge? In Oklahoma? Whaaaaat?

Or is this going to hook into a larger toll facility at one or both ends?

[bugo]

Is this the bridge that the Creeks are planning to build?

[rte66man]

A toll bridge? In Oklahoma? Whaaaaat?

Or is this going to hook into a larger toll facility at one or both ends?

It doesn't specify anything about connecting roads. Based on the proposed location, it would likely only be the bridge.  THere is no way a full-blown turnpike would work running north-south in that area.

rte66man

[bugo]

The city of Tulsa is against this bridge because they would have to upgrade some streets to handle the increased traffic.  Bixby and Jenks are for it.