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GILCREASE EXPRESSWAY

INFORMATION

Gilcrease Expressway Widening and Expansion

Corridor Manager:

Greg Coker, PE

greg.coker@poeandassociates.com

918-665-8800 x255

PROJECT UPDATE

 

At this time, the OTA has paused all activity on the engineering, survey, and other planning efforts of the NW Gilcrease Expressway Turnpike. Until the Oklahoma Supreme Court issues its decision on OTA’s application for approval of bonds, the OTA does not have access to the bond market to fund planning and construction activities for the ACCESS Oklahoma Program. 

TBD

ESTIMATED COMPLETION

~5 Miles

PROJECT LENGTH

$495,000,000

ESTIMATED BUDGET

(Updated as of 03/25/22)

TYPE

Construction of the extension of the Gilcrease Expressway with new interchanges at US-412 and L.L. Tisdale Expressways

OVERVIEW

This project completes the western loop around the Tulsa metro area, connecting the northern end of the new Gilcrease Expressway west at Edison north and east to LL Tisdale Parkway. The loop will help relieve urban traffic congestion during peak periods and provide a new and more direct route to city attractions and points of interest in the Tulsa urban core. This project will provide safer access to Tulsa destinations and the potential to bolster economic growth and opportunity. It includes interchanges at Newton St, Apache St, N 41st W Ave, N Gilcrease Museum Rd, Osage Dr, LL Tisdale, and MLK Blvd.

MEDIA

ACCESS OKLAHOMA PODCAST - GILCREASE EXPRESSWAY

Gilcrease Pod

DOCUMENTATION

Documentation for this project will be added as it becomes available.

TIMELINE

Milestones will be added as project progresses.

Dec. 8, 2022

OTA placed all work on pause.

Mar. 11, 2022

Engineering teams assigned to specific projects throughout the program to begin preliminary design and necessary studies of the corridor.

Feb. 22, 2022

ACCESS Long-Range Bond Program Announced.

Dec. 7, 2021

Authority Board approves OTA Long-Range Transportation Plan.

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