ABC 7 News
By Cheyenne Cole
May 17, 2021
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - The City of Lawton is working on construction plans for a pedestrian bridge across I-44 and Gore Boulevard.
They’re hoping to make crossing I-44 safer for pedestrians after several deaths and injuries.
Soon, they’ll have a plan to go over with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and move forward with the bridge.
It’s a project that goes back to 2017 when city council agreed it was a dangerous area for walkers.
“I think everybody that’s lived in Lawton has seen people trying to cross the interstate right there,” he said. “For some reason, they don’t walk across the bridge, although that’s probably not the safest way but they try to run across the interstate right there and hop the fence.”
A pedestrian bridge would solve that problem, but it comes with a $1.3 million price tag.
Director of Engineering Joe Painter said they have some help paying for it from the state.
Painter: “We have funding with ODOT, so we have an 80/20 split, so they’re paying for 80 percent of the construction and part of the design as part of this project.”
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