Weekly Street Project Update July 6, 2007

Editor’s note: New or corrected information on each item is printed in boldface type.

Street improvement projects that affect traffic on major Tulsa streets include:

Open: South Yale Avenue, East 24th Street to East 25th Street

Open: Gilcrease Museum Road, Easton Street to Edison Street

East 81st Street and South Mingo Road: Mingo Road will be closed to traffic at East 82nd Street from 6 p.m. Friday, July 6, through 6 a.m. Monday, July 9, for construction of a storm sewer. Left-turns are not allowed at the intersection. This intersection-widening project is scheduled for completion in October. (Becco Contractors Inc.)

South Peoria Avenue, East 11th Street to East 15th Street: The southbound curb lane is closed for one month during construction of the Midland Valley Trail. (Keystone Services)

West Third Street, Denver Avenue to Cheyenne Avenue: The north curb lane is closed. This and the following item are part of construction of Phase I of the Centennial Walk, storm drainage improvements and sidewalk enhancements.

West Fourth Street, Boulder Avenue to Main Street: The south curb lane is closed. (Magnum Construction Co.)

5200 S. Harvard Ave.: Traffic is limited to one northbound lane and one southbound lane for 15 days for street maintenance on the bridge. (PBX Corporation)

East 21st Street South, 145th East Avenue to 129th East Avenue: Traffic is limited to one eastbound lane and one westbound lane during this street maintenance project, which is scheduled for completion in October. (Becco Contractors Inc.)

South Delaware Avenue, East Fourth Street to East 10th Street: Traffic is limited to one-way southbound during this street improvement project on Delaware Avenue between 11th Street and Interstate 244. Completion is scheduled for July. (Horizon Construction Co.)

East 81st Street and South Delaware Avenue: The widening of the 81st Street and Delaware Avenue intersection continues, and Delaware Avenue is closed between East 81st Street and East 83rd Street. Project completion is scheduled for July. (Becco Contractors Inc.)

South Boston Avenue, Fourth Street to Third Street: Traffic is limited to two northbound lanes. Also, traffic on Third Street at Boston Avenue is narrowed to one eastbound lane and one westbound lane. Four-way stop signs are in place at the intersections of Sixth Street and Seventh Street with Boston Avenue. This is part of street improvements, sidewalk enhancements and conversion to two-way traffic on South Boston Avenue between Third and 10th streets. Completion of the project is scheduled for fall 2007. (Horizon Construction Co.)

East 31st Street, South Garnett Road to South 129th East Avenue: Construction is under way for widening this road to five lanes. Completion of the project is scheduled for late September. (Horizon Construction Co.)

North Garnett Road, East 36th Street North to East 46th Street north: The road is closed to through traffic for installation of a sewer line. (Ram Utility Construction)

North Elgin Avenue, between John Hope Franklin Blvd. And I-244: The street is closed to through traffic until December during construction of a new building at OSU Tulsa. Traffic is detoured onto North Greenwood Avenue.