Next Phase Begins on Gilcrease Expressway
The third and final phase of construction on 2.2 miles of the
Gilcrease Expressway between the L.L. Tisdale Parkway and 41st West
Avenue has begun. Completion is scheduled for spring 2012.
Construction of the first two phases began in March 2010. They
include grading, drainage - two large box culverts (bridges), two
stormwater detention ponds near the bridges, a traffic signal at
the Gilcrease Expressway and Tisdale Parkway, and paving on Osage
Drive where it will intersect with the Gilcrease Expressway. The
Oklahoma Department of Transportation has contracted with Plains
Bridge, Treas Construction and United General Contractors for
$13,091,000 for the first two phases, scheduled for completion in
September 2011.
The third phase of the project will include the remaining
grading and drainage, and paving of the expressway between the
Tisdale Parkway and 41st West Avenue. ODOT has entered into a $7.8
million contract with Becco Contractors Inc. for the third
phase.
Funding sources for the Gilcrease Expressway include City of
Tulsa general obligation bond issues and third penny sales tax as a
match for federal funding through the state.
