SOUTH EXTENSION
TURNPIKE
INFORMATION
South Extension Turnpike
Corridor Manager:
Tommy Evans, PE
Poe & Associates
PROJECT UPDATE
At this time, the OTA has paused all activity on the engineering, survey, and other planning efforts of the South Extension. 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.
On January 18th, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation denied OTA’s application to cross two sections of its property with the South Extension Turnpike, citing that it does not meet the Congressionally authorized purposes for the land. The decision by the USBR could require OTA to modify the direction of the proposed alignment of the South Extension turnpike to avoid USBR fee title land.
TBD
ESTIMATED COMPLETION
~19 Miles
PROJECT LENGTH
$650,000,000
ESTIMATED BUDGET
(Updated as of 03/25/22)
TYPE
New alignment high-speed expressway facility
OVERVIEW
The extension from the East-West Connector south to I-35 near Purcell expands the mobility of the southeast Oklahoma City metro by providing greater access to local communities. This will be a vital corridor for the transportation network of central Oklahoma by providing an alternate route to I-35 for traffic between southern, eastern and northeastern Oklahoma.
The project includes interchanges at:
- East-West Connector
- Alameda Drive
- SH-9
- Etowah Rd
- US-77
- I-35
Project # | Designer | Project Scope |
|---|---|---|
SET-27001 | Poe | New Alignment - South of South Extension Interchange Extending South to East Rock Creek Road |
SET-27002 | Poe | New Alignment - South of East Rock Creek Road Extending South Including Alameda Drive Interchange |
SET-27003 | Poe | New Alignment - South of Alameda Drive Interchange Extending South Including SH-9 Interchange |
SET-27004 | Cowan | New Alignment - South of SH-9 Interchange Extending South to Etowah Road Interchange |
SET-27005 | Cowan | New Alignment - Etowah Road Interchange Extending South to US-77 Interchange |
SET-27006 | CEC | New Alignment - US-77 Interchange Extending SouthWest over the South Canadian River |
SET-27007 | CEC | New Alignment - SouthWest of South Canadian River Extending West to I-35 Interchange then Extending to SH-74 |
MEDIA
ACCESS OKLAHOMA PODCAST - SOUTH EXTENSION TURNPIKE
TIMELINE
Milestones will be added as project progresses.
Jan. 18, 2023
On January 18th, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation denied OTA’s application to cross two sections of its property with the South Extension Turnpike, citing that it does not meet the Congressionally authorized purposes for the land. The decision by the USBR could require OTA to modify the direction of the proposed alignment of the South Extension turnpike to avoid USBR fee title land.
Dec. 8, 2022
OTA placed all work on the ACCESS program on pause.
June 8, 2022
Contracts executed for the following firms to begin engineering design on the second priority East-West Connector projects:
- SET-27006 = CEC
- SET-27007 = CEC
May 27, 2022
Contracts executed for the following firms to begin engineering design:
- SET-27001 = Poe
- SET-27002 = Poe
- SET-27003 = Poe
- SET-27004 = Cowan
- SET-27005 = Cowan
April 14-21, 2022
A series of four public meetings were hosted by OTA to discuss the new alignments in the ACCESS program.
April 13, 2022
ACCESS Oklahoma Newsletter sent out to property owners in the vicinity of the corridor.
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.