A $480 million effort to make the commute over the Red River smoother is set to start this fall. The multiyear construction project will fund a new bridge over the Red River and widen I-35.
News 9 By: Haley Weger September 2nd 2024
A $480 million effort to make the commute over the Red River smoother is set to start this fall. The multiyear construction project will fund a new bridge over the Red River and widen I-35.
“Oklahoma is the crossroads of America,” said Tim Gatz, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. “We're served by three interstates, and they're major interstates.”
In 2023, ODOT says up to 150,000 vehicles traveled on I-35 daily, but they expect vehicle traffic to grow by as much as 1.4 million vehicles per day over 20 years.
“It is the number one fastest growing for population and job growth in the United States, so it's got our attention, it has to have our attention,” said Gatz.
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