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May 27, 2010 - A public meeting to discuss the design of street rehabilitation Project No. 064002-18D will be held Tuesday, June 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the McClure Park Community Center, 7440 E. 7th St. This project corresponds to 3.23 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map. The project includes streets within the boundaries of East Admiral Place, East Fourth Place, South 67th East Avenue and South 69th East Avenue. Design of this project has begun; construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2011.

May 17, 2010 - A public meeting to discuss construction of street rehabilitation Project No. 064002 18-C will be held Monday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. in Rudisill Library's Library Hall, 1520 N. Hartford Ave. This project corresponds to 3.22 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map. The project includes streets within the boundaries of East Seminole Street, East Ute Street, North Louisville Avenue and North Oswego Place. Construction begins in May 2010, with completion scheduled for February 2011.

A public meeting to discuss design of street rehabilitation Project No. 104101 will be held Tuesday, May 25, at 6:30 p.m. in Rudisill Library's Ancestral Hall, 1520 N. Hartford Ave. This project corresponds to 1.05 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map. The project includes streets within the boundaries of East Virgin Street, East Pine Place, North Madison Avenue and North Midland Place. Design of this project has begun; construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2011.

May 3, 2010 - A public meeting to discuss the design of street rehabilitation Project No. 104304 will be held Monday, May 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus Student Center Room 2623, 3727 E. Apache St. This project corresponds to 3.10 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map. The project includes streets within the boundaries of East Apache Street, East Young Street, North Yale Avenue and North Toledo Avenue.

Design of this project has begun. It is scheduled to advertise and bid in winter 2011, with construction to begin in spring 2011. Funding has come from the 2008 General Obligation Bond Issue.

March 10, 2010 - Construction has begun on the next section of the Gilcrease Expressway - a 2.2-mile segment from the L.L. Tisdale Parkway to 41st West Avenue. This three-phase project will be built as a two-lane highway on a four-lane right of way, to allow for widening in the future.

During construction of the first two phases of the project, Osage Drive will be closed to through traffic between Apache Street and 36th Street North. A detour route will be posted utilizing Apache Street, the Tisdale Parkway and 36th Street North. This road closure will be in effect until completion of the second phase in May 2011. Access to area businesses will be maintained throughout the construction.

The first two phases of the project consist of grading, drainage - two large box culverts (bridges), two stormwater detention ponds near the bridges, a traffic signal at the Gilcrease Expressway and Tisdale Parkway, and paving on Osage Drive where it will intersect with the Gilcrease Expressway. Approximately ¾-mile of Osage Drive will be reconstructed on a new alignment.

The third phase, which will include paving the expressway between the Tisdale Parkway and 41st West Avenue, will be bid in 2011.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has entered into a $13,091,000 contract with Plains Bridge, Treas Construction and United General Contractors for this project. Completion of the first and second phases is scheduled for May 2011.

Project funding includes $2.6 million from the 2005 Bond Issue as a match for federal Surface Transportation Program funding for the remaining cost.

March 1, 2010 - A public meeting will be held Tuesday, March 9, at 6 p.m. in the Kendall-Whittier Library, 21 S. Lewis Ave., to discuss the design of street rehabilitation Project No. 064002-18F, which corresponds to 4.21 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map. This project includes streets within the boundaries of East 15th Street, East 17th Street, South Harvard Avenue and South College Avenue.

Design of this project is under way. It is scheduled to advertise and bid in winter 2011, with construction to begin in spring 2011. Funding has come from the 2006 Third Penny Sales Tax.

Feb. 17, 2010 - Two arterial street widening projects began in February 2010: South Lewis Avenue between East 61st Street and East 75th Street, and the intersection of East 91st Street and South Sheridan Road.

Lewis Avenue between 61st Street and 75th Street will be widened from four lanes to five lanes, with the fifth as a center left-turn lane. New traffic signals will be placed at intersections, to accommodate the wider road. Better storm drainage is a major part of this project: bar ditches will be replaced with curb, gutter and storm sewers.

Throughout the construction on Lewis Avenue, two lanes will be open for northbound and southbound traffic. Access to all businesses will be maintained. The City of Tulsa has contracted with Becco Contractors Inc. for this $10 million project, which was funded with the 2001 Third Penny Sales Tax. Completion of the project is scheduled for July 2011.

The intersection of 91st Street and Sheridan Road will be widened to two through lanes in each direction, with both a right-turn lane and a left-turn lane on each leg. A new traffic signal also will be installed to accommodate the lane additions.

During construction, at least one lane will be kept open in each direction of the intersection and access to all businesses will be maintained. The City of Tulsa has contracted with Becco Contractors Inc. for this $4.7 million project, which was funded with the 2006 Third Penny Sales Tax. Completion of the project is scheduled for December 2010.

Dec. 14, 2009 - Fix Our Streets public meetings will continue into 2010 and beyond. Here are the meetings scheduled for the first week of January:

January 4, 6 p.m. in the Schusterman-Benson Library, 3333 E. 32nd Pl. Topic of this meeting will be design of project 104745 (7.04 on Fix Our Streets Live Projects Map). The project area consists of streets within the boundaries of East 46th Street, East 49th Street, South Urbana Avenue and South Winston Avenue.

January 5, 6 p.m. in Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2550 E. 71st St. Topic of this meeting will be design of project 104262 (2.05 on Fix Our Streets Live Projects Map). The project area consists of streets within the boundaries of East 73rd Street, East 74th Street, South College Place and South Gary Avenue.

Dec. 2, 2009 - Rehabilitation of the concrete pavement, as well as water and wastewater improvements beneath the roadway on Southwest Boulevard between West 23rd Street and the Arkansas River, began December 1, 2009.

The roadway was narrowed to one lane in each direction in order to allow for the installation of new waterlines, followed by the replacement of concrete panels on the road bed.

One of the City of Tulsa's "shovel ready" projects, Southwest Boulevard street construction is funded with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has contracted with Paragon Contractors L.L.C. for this $2,664,933 project. This is above the budgeted cost of $1.8 million because funding from City of Tulsa utility revenue was added for the water line, sanitary sewer, and associated sidewalk work. Construction is scheduled for completion in October 2010.

The project consists of pavement rehabilitation - replacing damaged concrete panels. A thorough reconstruction is included near the railroad crossing. Other parts of the project include replacement of a 12-inch waterline, addition and repair of sidewalks, upgrades to traffic signals at 23rd Street and 17th Street, and some sanitary sewer work. Two-way traffic will be maintained throughout construction, with one lane open in each direction.

Widening begins on 81st, Memorial to Mingo
Nov. 9, 2009 - The City of Tulsa has begun a widening project on East 81st Street between South Memorial Drive and South Mingo Road. The street will be widened from two lanes to five lanes - two eastbound lanes, two westbound lanes and a center left-turn lane.

Work at the beginning of the project consists of water line and storm sewer construction on the south side of the road and building a detour lane on the north side of the road. A minimum of two lanes will remain open throughout the project for eastbound and westbound traffic.

The City of Tulsa has contracted with Sherwood Construction Co. for this $8.4 million project, which is funded by the 2005 General Obligation Bond Issue. In addition to the water lines and storm sewers mentioned above, the project will include curb, gutter and sidewalks on both sides. Completion of the project is scheduled for October 2010.

Public meetings will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 27 and Monday, Nov. 2.
Oct. 28, 2009 - A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2550 E. 71st St., to discuss the design of street rehabilitation Project No. 104816, which corresponds to 8.09 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map.

Immediately following, also at Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church, a public meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. to discuss the design of street rehabilitation Project No. 104857, which corresponds to 8.06 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map.

Then on Monday, Nov. 2, a public meeting will be held at Tulsa Bible Church, 5838 S. Sheridan Rd., to discuss construction of projects 054752 and 064002 18K, which correspond to 7.19 and 7.16 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map. Construction is beginning during the week of Oct. 26-30, and scheduled for completion in November 2010.

Also on Monday, Nov. 2, a public meeting will be held to discuss the design of street rehabilitation Project No. 104532, which corresponds to 5.06 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map. The meeting will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the University of Oklahoma Schusterman Learning Center, Room 231. Then from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, a meeting will be held also in the OU Schusterman Learning Center Room 231, to discuss the design of street rehabilitation Project No. 104539, which corresponds to 5.09 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map.

A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Oct. 26, 2009 - A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2550 E. 71st St., to discuss the design of street rehabilitation Project No. 104816, which corresponds to 8.09 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map.

Immediately following, also at Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church, a public meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. to discuss the design of street rehabilitation Project No. 104857, which corresponds to 8.06 on the Fix Our Streets Projects Map.

A public meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 16, 2009 - Many neighborhood street projects are in the design phase this fall in preparation for advertising and construction next spring and summer. The City of Tulsa holds public meetings during design of projects, to receive comments while engineers are drawing up construction plans. Public meetings will be held again just before a contractor begins work on the project.

A public meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Cleveland Middle School, 724 N. Birmingham Ave., to discuss the design of Project 104308 (corresponds to 3.12 on Fix Our Streets Projects Map). This project includes street rehabilitation on the following streets: North Atlanta Avenue between East Admiral Place and East Admiral Court; also North Atlanta Avenue between East Archer Street and East Independence Street; East Admiral Court between North Atlanta Avenue and North Birmingham Avenue; also North Birmingham Avenue between East Haskell Street and East King Street. Funding for this project has come from the 2008 General Obligation Bond Issue.

The following evening, Wednesday, Oct. 21, the City of Tulsa will have another public meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the café of Boevers Elementary School, 3433 S. 133rd East Ave., to discuss the design of Project 064002-18-I (corresponds to 6.21 on Fix Our Streets Projects Map). This project, funded through the 2006 Third Penny Sales Tax, includes street rehabilitation on East 36th Street between South 136th East Avenue and South 145th East Avenue. It will be advertised in the summer of 2010, with construction to begin in the fall of 2010.

A public meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 8, 2009 - Widening of East 81st Street between South Memorial Drive and South Mingo Road will begin soon. A public meeting concerning this project will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Rooms 104 and 105 in the Family Life Center of Central Church of the Nazarene, 7291 E. 81st St. This project corresponds to 8.26 on the Fix Our Streets Project Map.

A public meeting also will be held to discuss the design of Project 104179 - street rehabilitation on North Trenton Avenue between East 46th Street North and East 51st Street North. The meeting will be on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of McLain High School, 4929 N. Peoria Ave. This project corresponds to 1.13 on the Fix Our Streets Project Map.

A public meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 6:30 p.m
Aug. 27, 2009 - A public meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Helmerich Library, 5131 E. 91st St.

Discussion at this meeting will cover both a street project - No. 064002 18L - and a stormwater drainage project for Fred Creek - No. 063101-3. Boundaries for the street rehabilitation project are East 72nd Street, East 74th Street, South Pittsburg Avenue and South Urbana Avenue. This project corresponds to 8.18 on the Fix Our Streets project map.

Public meeting to be held Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 20, 2009 - A public meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Schusterman-Benson Library, 3333 E. 32nd Place. The project to be discussed is No. 064002-18J. Full story

Bids received for first three contracts
Aug. 3, 2009 - The 2008 Fix Our Streets program continues to move forward and build momentum. The City of Tulsa sold $11.1 million in bonds in May 2009, and the first projects were advertised and awarded in July. Construction will begin as soon as September. Full story

Mayor Announces Pothole Patrol
Jan. 28, 2009 - The fluctuation from frigid weather to sunshine is playing havoc with Tulsa's streets. That's why the Mayor has created the Mayor's Pothole Patrol. "When you experience a pothole on a city street, you can report it online".  Full story

Street work will begin by summer
Nov. 6, 2008 - Street work included in the newly approved $451.6 million, five-year tax program will begin as early as summer, when the funding starts trickling in, city officials said. Full story

Construction to start on Tulsa streets
Nov. 5, 2008 - Tulsa street repair is projected to begin next summer. Full story

Voters OK Streets Plan
Nov. 5, 2008 - Tulsa voters paved the way Tuesday for the city to spend $451.6 million to fix the cracked and crumbling streets. Full story

Streets package passes
Nov. 4, 2008 - Both propositions that provided funding for the five-year program were easily ahead in early, incomplete election results. Full story

City must rise up to save roads
Oct. 21, 2008 - There's never a good time to ask for money. Full story

Five-Year Streets Plan Receives Community Endorsements
Oct. 17, 2008 - Two more Tulsa community organizations have officially endorsed the five-year, $451.6 million comprehensive street improvements plan to be voted on Nov. 4th. Full story

Tulsa road proposal critical to shaken contractors
Oct. 13, 2008 - Tulsa's “Fix Our Streets” improvement program could add up to 1,000 contractor jobs in northeast Oklahoma. Full story (PDF file)

Bridges slated for $28 million
Oct. 12, 2008 - Attending to some of Tulsa's ailing and obsolete bridges is a $28 million component of the $451.6 million streets package. Full story

Tulsa Street Improvements Plan Map Now Available at Tulsa Area QuikTrip Stores
Oct. 6, 2008 - Tulsa Street Improvements Plan Map Now Available at Tulsa Area QuikTrip Stores Full story

Fixing Tulsa's Streets
Oct. 6, 2008 - If Tulsa voters approve the $451.6 million streets package Nov. 4. Full story

Five-Year Streets Plan Receives Endorsement From Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police
Oct. 1, 2008 - Plan will provide millions in Tulsa street improvements. Full story

Chamber Endorses Streets Plan
Sept. 23, 2008 - The Tulsa Metro Chamber also votes to fund the project's campaign. Full story

Tulsa Metro Chamber endorses City streets plan
Sept. 22, 2008 - The Tulsa Metro Chamber announced today its endorsement of the City of Tulsa's five-year streets plan to fund critical improvements to the city's transportation infrastructure. Full story

Taylor's Streets Plan Booked for Vote
Sept. 3, 2008 - The mayor says delaying needed repairs will only cost the city more in the future. Full story