Westbound I-44/Turner Turnpike and the Stroud Service Plaza will be closed between state Highway 99 and the Stroud Service Plaza from 9 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday for crews to hang bridge beams for the Old Stroud Rd. bridge reconstruction.
A detour will be the Highway 99 exit to Stroud to westbound Route 66 to northbound state Highway 18 to westbound I-44/Turner Turnpike at Chandler.
Additionally, eastbound I-44/Turner Turnpike will be closed between state Highway18 at Chandler and state Highway 99 at Stroud between 9 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday for bridge beam hanging.
The Chandler Service Plaza also will be closed during this time.
Motorists are advised to plan additional travel time and expect congestion in the area during these closures.
Reconstructing Old Stroud Rd. bridge is part of a more than $8.3 million project to add a two-way frontage road between Old Stroud Rd./N. 3550 Rd. and state Highway 99/N. Eighth Ave., which opened Feb. 9.
Other work includes reconstructing W. Seventh St. between Old Stroud Rd. west toward the turnpike service plaza near Ozark Trail Rd.
Additionally, shoulder improvements will be made on the I-44/Turner Turnpike later in the project, which is expected to complete by the end of 2024.
This project is in preparation of the upcoming reconstruction of the Stroud service plaza area and the future widening of the I-44/Turner Turnpike corridor, which is a part of the ACCESS Oklahoma long-range plan. Photo/Brian Blansett