The "this has nothing to do with Tulsa" mega-post

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Oklahoma City Construction Junction updated projects


   Town-homes at Edgemere Park


Big Friendly Brewery

Old Downtown Airpark, Oklahoma City (Now in Wheeler District)

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Oklahoma City Construction Junction updated projects


MAPS 4 initiative improvements: $104 million for Chesapeake Arena & $11 million for Thunder NBA practice facility




All new seats will be installed



NBA Thunder practice facility upgrades

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Oklahoma City Hospitals

Integris Baptist Medical Center Complex, Oklahoma City


898 Staffed Beds

OU Health Science Medical Center Complex


860 Staffed Beds
Oklahoma's only Level One Trauma Center

SSM Health Saint Anthony Hospital - Midtown Oklahoma City

774 Staffed Beds

Mercy Medical Center, far Northwest Oklahoma City

349 Staffed Beds

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Lake Hefner & the Lighthouse with restaurants lined along the shore.

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Oklahoma City Construction Junction updated projects

Oklahoma City Councils allocates $32.5 million from MAPS 3 surplus funds

                                           

Historic Union Station, located next to Scissortail Park will receive $19 million for the City to purchase, renovate and incorporate into the scheme of the park.

         
                        $9 million in MAPS 3 surplus will be allocated for construction of the new $100 million State Fair Coliseum

         

$5 million will go toward expansion of the first senior wellness center and two more set for NE 36 & Lincoln Boulevard and at Western Avenue, south of SW 134.

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Oklahoma City Train Station Depot Renovation

                               
Oklahoma City's historic Santa Fe Station to serve as Intermodal Transit Hub

              $28,429,872 renovation included a $13.5 million grant from the U. S. Department of Transportation.


         
              Union Station is shown from its north side. [Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman]
                         Awarded $19 million in MAPS 3 Initiative surplus funds.


The passenger waiting area with its 25-foot-high ceiling was restored in 1978 by Thurman Magbee and can be cleared of office pods added in the center of the area so that it can be returned to its original appearance. [Photo provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society]

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There are a flood of scammers out there with bad actors trying to obtain your information like Social Security Number (SSN) which appears on the Medicare card with an A or B letter that follows.  Scammers want to steal SS numbers for unofficial purposes.

Unsolicited calls; do not give out any  information.  My Aunt was called today from (405) 493-3194 (spoof call), which doesn't work when you call them.  She was about to give out her Red, White & Blue Medicare card # which is the same as her Social Security Number when I interrupted and took over the call.   Quickly exposed the person who didn't call back.

Please be aware that anyone asking for SSN # or RWB Medicare Card # are probably up to nothing good.  Medicare or Medicaid related calls, check your caller ID.   Older adults are not familiar with scammers--check on those who may be vulnerable to being a victim.

Medicare Fraud Hotline at (800) 633-4227

Social Security Administration Fraud Hotline at (800) 269-0271.

Any Covid-19 or Disaster scam calls, Report to the National Center for Disaster Fraud hotline (866) 720-5721.

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               New glass panels being installed in BancFirst Tower's $63 million makeover in downtown Oklahoma City.


                                             
                                                             
When completed, city's 2nd tallest skyscraper will have new glass panels replaced as part of the renovation of the former Liberty/Chase/Cotter Ranch Tower.

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Oklahoma City Scissortail Park, Convention Center & Garage, Omni & Fairfield Inn Hotels

                Sandwiched by the new OKC Convention Center and The Chesapeake Energy Arena is the 605 room Omni Hotel.
                Combined the Omni & Fairfield Inn will provide 738 rooms to the Convention Center Complex.
                Oklahoma City will have 4,506 hotel rooms available in the downtown core.

                    The new 1,100 space Garage under construction to provide for parking the Omni Hotel & additional spaces for The Peake Arena.


   Awesome views via OKCTalk.com.  These projects are going thru the finishing touches to the upper 40 acres of the 70 acres Scissortail Park.

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Oklahoma City Skydance Bridge repair updates



New $750,000 deck panels are made of lightweight concrete panels replacing the wooden panels.  The bridge serves
as the connection between the upper and lower sections of Scissortail Park;
it ties the central business district to the Oklahoma River trails for bicyclists.


The steel structure is a replica of the Oklahoma State bird, the Scissortail Flycatcher; it reflects the seasonal color changes like
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's,  Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Independence Day...



Workers have replaced more than half of the new lightweight concrete panels (Pics via OKCTalk.com)

Skydance Bridge over 10 lanes of I-40 in Oklahoma City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi5FNUDjJfk

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Bricktown, Oklahoma City's Entertainment & Nightlife District.
In the city that we love...





Under construction

Coming soon - 10 story, 182 guest rooms
Bricktown canal tour via drone:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU3uO_1P6mg

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Oklahoma City Construction Junction Updates...

I-235 / I-44 Interchange to the Turner Turnpike.







Two crossing flyover ramps coming into view.

Updates via OKCTalk.com

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Break Time, Funny Stuff...


Jennifer Lewis as Snooki:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8_v5OKBkWQ

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Advanced Science and Technology Education Center (ASTEC) Charter School Campus.



23 acres of land, $35 million campus.



Current campus (not pictured) is location on NW 23rd next door to Shepherd Mall Office Complex.

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Oklahoma City Construction Junction updates

Don E. Porter ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, Northeast OKC



New sod field installation for the $35 million upgraded  project.

Beautiful 12,500 seat stadium with new upper deck completed; making it the largest softball specific venue in the nation.
Hosting the annual event pumps an estimated $25 million economic impact stimulus into the OKC economy.

Breath taking gravity of the mammoth Softball Hall of Fame Complex with practice fields & Remington Park stables in the upper left background; ESPN national telecast with new booths insured Oklahoma City hosting the NCAA event until 2035.
Pics courtesy of  OKCTalk.com