I-44 Construction Thread

[SXSW]

And Tulsa's original post office was run out of the Perryman 'White House' at approximately 38th and Trenton, if memory serves correctly.

41st & Troost.  There is a park and sign there.  There is also the Perryman Cemetery at 32nd & Utica with headstones dating back to 1879.

[Hoss]

41st & Troost.  There is a park and sign there.  There is also the Perryman Cemetery at 32nd & Utica with headstones dating back to 1879.

I'm sure the sign is there, but every reference I see refers to 38th and Trenton.

http://www.perrymanranch.com/

[RecycleMichael]

Fred Creek, the creek that runs through ORU campus, was named for Joe's brother Fred.

[Hoss]

Looks like the monotube signage structures are starting to be used a little more frequently.  I saw some crews out Friday prepping what thought to be a new sign structure on the BA inbound just east of the Garnett exit.  Today they started to put the structure up and it appears to be monotube, but just for one sign:

[sgrizzle]

Looks like the monotube signage structures are starting to be used a little more frequently.  I saw some crews out Friday prepping what thought to be a new sign structure on the BA inbound just east of the Garnett exit.  Today they started to put the structure up and it appears to be monotube, but just for one sign:

They're cool but the engineer part of my brain thinks they could've made a better connector than those giant flanges.

[Conan71]

They're cool but the engineer part of my brain thinks they could've made a better connector than those giant flanges.

Reminds me of steam lines.  Just another day at work.

[swake]

They're cool but the engineer part of my brain thinks they could've made a better connector than those giant flanges.

how do you think that's going to handle Oklahoma winds? I always thought we didn't have that style of sign for a reason.

[Hoss]

They're cool but the engineer part of my brain thinks they could've made a better connector than those giant flanges.

Don't think they're quite done yet.

[SXSW]

It appears Riverside will be shifted to the east under the I-44 bridge.  Is this to make more room for the river trail which is pretty constrained in that area currently?

[Hoss]

how do you think that's going to handle Oklahoma winds? I always thought we didn't have that style of sign for a reason.

Know I'm replying to an old question Swake, but the monotube signs handle wind loading better than the box truss designs do.

[Nik]

Is there an update on the progress of the Lewis phase? The latest update I could find was saying bids would go out in spring or summer of this year.

[swake]

Is there an update on the progress of the Lewis phase? The latest update I could find was saying bids would go out in spring or summer of this year.

I think the bid went out in April. Is Peoria open all the way yet? The construction is going to close Lewis across the highway and I would think that Lewis has to wait until the underpass for Peoria is completed for traffic concerns.

I saw that Memorial is going to be narrowed to one lane each way under the Creek Turnpike while they widen the bridge above. Hell is going to be the only way to describe that.

[Hoss]

I think the bid went out in April. Is Peoria open all the way yet? The construction is going to close Lewis across the highway and I would think that Lewis has to wait until the underpass for Peoria is completed for traffic concerns.

I saw that Memorial is going to be narrowed to one lane each way under the Creek Turnpike while they widen the bridge above. Hell is going to be the only way to describe that.

I can remember living at Sun Chase apartments in 1990 (93rd and Memorial).  That would have been a non-factor.  Back then.  I go back to that area every so often and I'm amazed at what it looks like now.  Reminds me of the change of 71st east of Mingo from 1985 to 1995.

[nathanm]

I saw that Memorial is going to be narrowed to one lane each way under the Creek Turnpike while they widen the bridge above. Hell is going to be the only way to describe that.

I think I missed this the first time around because my brain didn't want to comprehend the consequences of such an insane plan.

[Townsend]

I saw that Memorial is going to be narrowed to one lane each way under the Creek Turnpike while they widen the bridge above. Hell is going to be the only way to describe that.

That'll get some folks worked up.  God help those responsible when reading the wrath of the Tulsa World commenters.  They'll be smited for sure.